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This thread drew my attention as I am in a similar position as OP concerning formal education.
The farther I dig myself into academia the more I realize many of the individuals standing in front of a classroom teaching theories and application don't actually know how to apply the theories themselves. It surprises me how many people with PhDs have little to no experience working in the field they teach in. Needless to say being book smart only goes so far.
This past year amidst discussion of international human security a question was posed by the professor: If you were given reliable intelligence that a certain person in this room had knowledge of the location of a bomb set to go off in an hour, who all would resort to torture to get information?
Strong emotional intelligence gives us power over morality. In the ambiguous world of conflict, doing the "right" thing has no global consent. As Astronomy mentioned, different versions of history will be broadcast by each group, and even within those groups no two people will feel the exact same about the events they believe transpired. It is all subjective and you can't please everyone.
Those that sleep warm at night beneath blankets of degrees tend to have a self-imposed comprehension of how things should go and tend to think their way out of situations. It's easy to cop out when actions have no consequence.
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