My father has always praised the training he received at Lake Forest College and Loyola University and Loyola Law School.

He told me on many occasions, "Gary, is not like a good liberal arts background, so you learn to think for yourself!"

Recently, when I looked at college sites, I came to Occidental College's home page.

Its stated goal, which I described here, is to help students:

(1 credit)criticism;

(2) to express themselves clearly and

(3) search for multiple points of view.

While some things I would like to add to this list, including the appreciation of the arts, I think that summarizes what you should do a well-rounded citizens, not just to get a life full of meaning, but also contribute and democratic values perpetuate.

More importantly, if an experienced person to do these things, he or she will probably be able to fall victim to many "seven to resist" topolitical extremism and the organizations and individuals abusive.

I was examined, cults, and I found a checklist for their properties.

Among other things, the cults:

(1) Revere one person above all others, a founder and director of a species (think: Jim Jones and the Jonestown Kool-Aid mass suicide debacle.)

(2) Government by the inclusion of information outside the group. Point of view is systematically repeated to the exclusion of allother.

(3) punishment doubters or those who deviate from orthodoxy.

(4) Try to "all things to all people."

(5) reject, at least some of the objectives of the society that surrounds them, such as the creation of material goods, wealth and money.

If you received a liberal education, both to attend school or through other means such as reading widely, you have been vaccinated to resist the appeal of cults, you know it or not.

You aresuitable for the superiority of a person other questions, especially if he or his minions do to force you. Once the variables studied, the elderly, and the best thinkers, you realize that these are giants, not spiritual, but the nozzle that leads the worship, one of them.

Are you looking for in many ways, as indicated catalog Occidental. And if you think you have the foundation of truth, a voice which always retain the right to propose the same question found this, now or in the future.Here you can change your mind several times during the day, the renunciation of dogmatism, and that is not normal for a person to think, but desirable.

They recognize an enemy of reason, the debate that he would stop squelch competing views and penalize freethinkers, is the enemy of mankind. The antidote for the unpopular or unpleasant speech is not suppression, but the expression, more talk, more discussion, an open transmission of ideas.

It is estimated that the credibility of a rulespecific object. A surgeon, no matter how finely trained and experienced more authority over other matters with you. His views on philosophy, morality, politics, economics or any other human endeavor is very likely no value to anyone, including himself. If you are a trained mind, do not have the power to confer on him in areas that are his only area of expertise and experience are not relevant.

It is suspected that a person who constantly devalues what values of society and whatIt is estimated has a personal problem with these objectives, and the problem can not be sold, or something to make your own. General George S. Patton noted that when a person criticizes something that he feels is often a manifestation of that person's primary weakness.

A liberal education is not a panacea, as the liberal would have led to the first to admit.

But certainly suggests ignorance and those who deny others their freedom.

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