I agree that advanced degrees can reflect those qualities, Let me tell you.  Or not.  

I'm constantly amazed at those with advanced degrees who believe they provide the only avenues to critical thinking, self-reflection, thirst for knowledge, open-mindedness, etc - and that someone who doesn't have such 'credentials' has something wrong with him or her.  Such a belief is a blazing signpost that they themselves lack a good number of those qualities.

I'm reminded of one of your early comments last week about the Khadr settlement: "US media is going bezerk on this" - at a time when the only US comment at all was based on one neutral AP article.

Of course, I could be wrong - I understand the person who has already liked your comment has advanced degrees.  ;-) 

Still, in your case, I'm going to stick with Moliere.