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/^t/The question 'Is it better to be poor and well-educated than rich and ignorant' has been asked by both philosophers and ordinary people since time immemorial. There have always been people for whom being poor is a virtue and people who use their wealth excessively. However, education has always seemed to be valued. Education gives you possibility to understand the world, to benefit fully form the achievements of science, culture and art. A well-educated person is not naive and superstitious. For example, observing a comet in the evenig sky he or she admires this wonderful view instead of waiting for a war or a plague as my sister-in-law did after having seen Hale-Bopp Comet.