"Why one of your family members being informed in a given area can be used as evidence to your own knowledge on the same subject I do not know... It means I have had personal access to one of the leading experts on the subject as my personal mentor. I'm a sociologist myself, so you can't pass this "qualifications" crap on me. I bet I'm far more qualified than you are. You just don't want to accept not everyone is part of your religion. Yes, I know you were, hence MY refering to it as…. an analogy. I said it was pathetic that that was the best you could come up with, I understood it, just didn’t understand how you could grossly over-simplify something losing any applicability to the real world and still consider it valid. The only reason you didn't like my analogy is because it doesn't fit your religion. It's simple. The following apply to both the financial and mating markets... A) People are born with different traits and abilities B) The demand for different traits, talents and..." - Alek