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There's a second, usually unaddressed question: given these diversity pledge requirements, how should we recalibrate our view of universities? Suppose universi
by tarakat 4y ago
There's a second, usually unaddressed question: given these diversity pledge requirements, how should we recalibrate our view of universities?
Suppose universities, as in Volokh's example, required candidates to show what they did to support the war, or required membership in the Party. Later, those universities produce research concluding that the war is justified, and the Party is good. Should we trust those conclusions?
Someone says "universities are overwhelmingly pro-war/Party because those things are true, and smart people are better at finding the truth" - should we find that inference justified?
- UncleEntity 4y agoThey can’t produce anti-war research if they have any hope of keeping their job because it directly contradicts the pro-war requirements to keep their job. So all you will see is “two legs good, four legs bad” propaganda coming out of these institutions and with “scientific consensus” being the driver of truth these days…