Now read http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html. Requiring commitment to a particular political position is the best way to unde

Now read http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html. Requiring commitment to a particular political position is the best way to undermine the principles of free inquiry that our university system is based on. When thoughts become unthinkable, what happens if the unthinkable thoughts turn out to be true? I don't care whether the opinions being shut down are ones that I agree or disagree with. They should not be examined honestly, not shut down. As the quote often misattributed to Voltaire says, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (Actual author Evelyn Beatrice Hall. Voltaire says the quote in a book of hers.)