> they don't know what the academic orthodoxy is in a given field Academic orthodoxy is sometimes wrong (re: history); But even it is isn't, we all ignore acad

> they don't know what the academic orthodoxy is in a given field Academic orthodoxy is sometimes wrong (re: history); But even it is isn't, we all ignore academic orthodoxy in some field of life: diet, travel, wars, entertainment choices, etc... So who decides which academic orthodoxy we need to force people to conform too? If you leave room for free-thought, you have to expect bad thoughts.