Talk on 'The Scientific Importance of Free Speech' by @AdamPerkinsPhD cancelled by King's College London under threat of violence by antifa 'protesters'. God forbid KCL should provide adequate security for free speech that's literally about free speech.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5511647/Lecturer-banned-giving-talk-free-speech.html …
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The logic cuts both ways
@primalpoly! How do you not see that your reactions to these rare illiberal incidences are equally guilty of generalizing to alarmist conclusions from singular events? Both examples of the fallacy of converse accident.
The difference is I work in academia where I see the ideological bias and censorship play out every day. The deplatformings that get coverage are just the tip of a monumental chilling effect.
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For example, I have friends who have worked at the Kinsey Institution at Indiana University. There have always been opportunistic politicians and activists who try to defund/censor research.
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Yes, as a sex researcher, I'm well aware of how the Religious Right can also be extremely censorious and brutal in de-funding research they don't like. The problem there is the ideological climate in government, not on campuses.
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Well, I am sincerely sad to hear that. Could you elaborate on the daily issues you see? I have no doubt that there is a problem. My skepticism revolves around: A) the reputed newness of the problem B) the severity and scope of the problem
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Why are newness and severity grounds for skepticism?
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