1/@GlennF @ejwillingham I am sympathetic to both sides in this debate. IMO, U Chicago letter is a bad reaction to a real potential problem.
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2/ I've seen how legit postmodern deconstructions of discourse & critiques of authority became tools for undermining scientific discourse.
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3/ Universities are no longer safe spaces for people who believe in truth of a single revealed religion, evil of homosexuality, creationism.
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4/ The death of many false and evil ideas is due, in part, to Enlightenment liberalism's (often offensive and disrespectful) challenges.
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5/ When university administrators lash out at trigger warnings & safe spaces, they do so b/c they see the beginning of something dangerous.
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6/ Respect is important. Comfort is important. But these are not always compatible with Voltaire. On campus, Voltaire should win.
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@GlennF I made similar points! Overheated, needlessly provocative language pointing to real issuehttp://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/the-university-of-chicagos-anti-safe-space-letter-matters.html …
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