I don't support the abolition of universities; they can be an effective
method for the transmission of knowledge. But, before Athens, there were
no universities as such, and knowledge was still transmitted. The
Internet-Web is not a university either, and transmits quite a bit of
knowledge ( and error) each day. My point is that a university is not the
only means to develop an education, merely a very efficient one.
> Why not abolish the NEA, too?<
Why not? Is it a necessary function of government to subsidize the arts?
>Where do you suppose thinkers get the money and time to develop
themselves?<
Some of us do it while pursuing a living in industry, in our spare time.
Some enter religious orders, I would imagine. And others enter
universities.
Cheers!
james