[MD] random musings on ignorance and academia

[Dan Glover]

Hi Anthony

Do you remember the first couple posts you wrote me?

Dan

>From: "Ant McWatt" <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: [MD]  random musings on ignorance and academia
>Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:21:37 +0000
>
>Dan Glover stated October 1st:
>
>>I was invited to the MOQ conference last year and even planned on going 
>>but
>>then I got to thinking of the academic implications (for lack of a better
>>word) surrounding the situation. Here I was, a high school drop out who
>>never set foot in a college or university (other than to clean) and I had
>>the gall to attend an academic conference? What would I say if someone
>>talked to me? All those folks had a background that I didn't have and 
>>whats
>>more, never, ever wanted. And the more I thought about it, the more I
>>realized I didn't belong there even though I wanted to go in the worst of
>>ways. I knew if I went that I would end up sitting by myself, like always.
>
>Dan,
>
>Reading the above paragraph made me kind of sad.
>
>I don't know how many "academics" came to the Conference.  Never really 
>thought about it till now.  You were invited as were many on this group 
>because the Pirsigs specifically asked me to invite the people on MOQ 
>Discuss along.  Due to the wide range of background of the people here, I 
>highly doubt you would have ended-up sitting on your own due to a lack of a 
>formal university education.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Anthony.
>
>
>
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