(March 19, 2016 at 9:47 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(March 19, 2016 at 5:47 pm)RozKek Wrote: Hey, before I start off I want to tell you that I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this in.
But my question is how much do you agree with this statement and why:
The average person with a good life, e.g good family, good education, good friends, living in an educated country, and is psychologically healthy can with effort learn, and become almost anything or at least lots of things (job wise), for example, learning to draw, becoming good at mathematics, good at sports, becoming a doctor, lawyer, scientist etc. (Not all at once of course)
For some reason it was difficult for me to phrase this question, but I hope you understand what I mean and if something is confusing, point it out and I'll fix it.
And I chose the atheist section because I thought people here would answer more realistically and more scientifically but anyone regardless of religion is more than welcome to post.
It really isn't the right section as the question has nothing to do with atheism and anyone can post here. Moving along. . .
I think the answer to your question is that the average person is unable to learn to do many many jobs. Many jobs require, strength, stamina, reflexes, attention to detail, mathematical intelligence, reasoning ability, social skills, memory, verbal skills, artistic sense, rhythm, or some other relatively innate trait I'm forgetting.
I'm quite sure I have not the strength to be a carpenter or a gymnast; the stamina to be an air traffic controller or a general; the memory to be a doctor; the social skills to be a salesman. I do not have the mathematical skill to go into many hard sciences. Dance is truly beyond me.
Having been through law school, I can tell you that even of those who get into law school, about a quarter are not capable of becoming good or even marginally good attorneys. Probably almost everyone can learn to draw. I learned in my 40s. But many fewer can learn composition so becoming an artist is limited. My stepfather taught civil engineering and talked about the number of students who hit the wall there. Usually the problem was mathematical ability.
That said, most people can learn to do many many jobs, just not most of them.
Thank you for your insight
And yes my odd stupid mistakes, is there a way to move a thread?
