Right, because educated people think for themselves, while indoctrinated people think the way they're told. The latter are much easier to control and exploit.
These are the foot soldiers of nationalism and fascism. These are the supporters of global hegemony and military adventurism, to 'make them' think like us, do what we want, etc.
When beliefs override facts, people get into very serious, even suicidal trouble.
An extreme example; early Viking settlers of Greenland would not eat seal meat like the native Eskimos, preferring to eat milk and meat from their cows. They starved while the Eskimos continued to thrive. The Vikings starved not because they didn't have access to food, but rather because they believed their way of life was superior.
Those who would follow their feelings and beliefs instead of facts can be more easily led and manipulated, often to their great cost. The Donner Party tragedy in 1850s America is another example; they believed in a man named Hastings, who told them about a shortcut through the Sierra Nevada mountains- even though he'd never been there. The expedition clung to that belief even when experienced mountain men and natives who knew the area told them not to do it.
As a result, they got stuck in the mountains during the winter. Half of them died and the other half lived only because they ate the bodies of the dead.
