It's a lamentable fact that today, universities merely exist to protect young people from microaggressions, not to expose them to radical new ideas or entrenched ideas borne of centuries of social evolution.
Are new ideas pointless? Are old ideas worthless? Do we ignore or do we confront thoughts and philosophies, old or new?
Have we become SO woke and arrogant that we think we have completely sussed out the human condition and have thought of everything already?
The Matrix failed over and over again because it couldn't get around the problem of choice - of free will. Of independent thought.
Why are universities so risk-averse of offending anyone and in doing so, lose the opportunity of gaining a better understanding of any concept?
The trend of 'non-platforming' anyone, however repulsive their opinions might be, is a failure of our universities.
My question is, what are you afraid of? If your argument is right, you will win. If it is wrong, you will learn something.
Free speech is the ONLY marker that you are free.
And watch this:
Are new ideas pointless? Are old ideas worthless? Do we ignore or do we confront thoughts and philosophies, old or new?
Have we become SO woke and arrogant that we think we have completely sussed out the human condition and have thought of everything already?
The Matrix failed over and over again because it couldn't get around the problem of choice - of free will. Of independent thought.
Why are universities so risk-averse of offending anyone and in doing so, lose the opportunity of gaining a better understanding of any concept?
The trend of 'non-platforming' anyone, however repulsive their opinions might be, is a failure of our universities.
My question is, what are you afraid of? If your argument is right, you will win. If it is wrong, you will learn something.
Free speech is the ONLY marker that you are free.
And watch this:
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