Academics who push the strong S-W Hypothesis in spite of all the evidence against it are usually doing so for ideological reasons. Basically, the idea is to dis

Academics who push the strong S-W Hypothesis in spite of all the evidence against it are usually doing so for ideological reasons. Basically, the idea is to discredit liberalism by claiming it is based on a rigid idea of reality the SWH is alleged to have shown is wrong. But these same academics then turn around and argue in favor of a Marxist ideology that is equally based on an absolute metaphysics.