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Originally Posted by Kipru
Even more off-topic, i don't understand why someone studies history or philosophy unless they want to be historians or philosophers. How much does that help you in your work life when you know that this is "best of all possible worlds" according to Leibniz, unless you are Kris Kristofferson. Well, history is useful so you don't do the same mistakes twice, but History of whitchcraft? give me a brake.
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Someone needs to be able to combine things to generate ideas that lead to work for Engineers. Most innovation and technological advancement comes from creative thinking. "Soft sciences" tend to expose people to a richer canvas of ideas then the standard Engineering or Commerce program.
I have a history degree and a subsequent diploma in Computer Systems development. The amount I've relied on my history training is quite surprising. I think it makes a better developer out of me.