[Avodah] The Vilna Gaon and Secular Studies

[Rich, Joel]

I can go on; my thesis is that there is not much basis to the argument that
a well-rounded education makes much of a difference in understanding Torah.
What would be much more efficient and effective would be a focused companion
sefer to Shas that gives the background on those sugyos that need some
secular knowledge in order to understand them. 
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Bingo-and probably true on a micro level but not, I fear, on a macro level.

I used to tell my boys that 80% (not based on a study but the handy 80/20) rule)of what they learned would not be used later, the problem is you don't know which 20% will be.
Look here for the background of the inventor of the m-16 and you'll see what he brought together https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Stoner 
Kt
Joel rich
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