Dear Trinity654, I think that speaking out and raising objections is far, far less futile than living in a university in which the search for truth is no longer a priority.
Unfortunately I was not able to pull of bringing Daryl Davis to campus this year--but I am doing my best to make it happen in the future. Wish me success! The Climate Science debate will be available on the Steamboat Institute's Campus Liberty Tour You Tube channel in a couple of days.
"The search for truth requires robust discussion and constant questioning of the assumptions, evidence, and analysis that led to the interpretations and conclusions we call objective and truthful knowledge."
A ruthless interogation of all claims to propositional knowledge is bedrock to the mission of the Academy. There are no sacred cows. It is truly bizarre that this basis of truth seeking is under threat from within the West.
When you give up hope, all hope is lost. So don't. Because it's not. Not by a long shot. Despite what mainstream media would have us believe, the VAST MAJORITY of people are NOT on board with this DEI psyop. And more are finding the courage to speak up and fight back against it every day. So, hold onto hope; the tide is indeed turning.
I like the quote attributed to Darryl Davis, “We should be anti-racism, not anti-racist." That echoes St. Augustine's, "Hate the sin but love the sinner."
(The last couple paragraphs in the bio of him below should be cleaned of the redundancy.)
Thanks for your comment. Solomon Asch showed that if one person stood up and told the truth, others would be more courageous. https://pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers/others/1955/asch1955a.pdf I am hoping that the Solomon Asch effect will become the dominant effect at Cornell!
Good comment and good response. Gives me hope and reminds me of why I started speaking out too, though it seems so futile and self-harming at times. We aren't in a conformity experiment... life is much much more complex than that and there are much greater things to gain and lose. But, we live in hope.
Seems like a pretty defeatist attitude. After reading this piece, I came away with the complete opposite view - optimistic that the tide is turning AWAY from all the DEI nonsense, and back toward reason and reality. But even before reading this essay, I've noticed from many other things I've read lately that populist sentiment is shifting in the right direction. Which, I suppose for those who only follow mainstream media (not saying you do), I can see why they would be less optimistic.
Dear Quarrelsome...the search for truth is very different than claiming to know the truth! The first is Socratic, the second is Platonic!
Dear Trinity654, I think that speaking out and raising objections is far, far less futile than living in a university in which the search for truth is no longer a priority.
Perhaps it’s time to have the Lysenko Professorship of biology.
Is this comment Russian disinformation????
Well, ya found me out.
Outstanding essay with a great collection of information. Thanks for this!
Looks like Cornell is in big trouble.
Hope the admin make the right decision.
Thanks for exposing this- cheers!
Is there a way to view the Daryl Davis and the College debates events online? Thanks
Dear JD,
Unfortunately I was not able to pull of bringing Daryl Davis to campus this year--but I am doing my best to make it happen in the future. Wish me success! The Climate Science debate will be available on the Steamboat Institute's Campus Liberty Tour You Tube channel in a couple of days.
Thanks,
randy
"The search for truth requires robust discussion and constant questioning of the assumptions, evidence, and analysis that led to the interpretations and conclusions we call objective and truthful knowledge."
A ruthless interogation of all claims to propositional knowledge is bedrock to the mission of the Academy. There are no sacred cows. It is truly bizarre that this basis of truth seeking is under threat from within the West.
Great work.
Is it even worth speaking out and raising objections anymore, I wonder? It all feels so futile.
When you give up hope, all hope is lost. So don't. Because it's not. Not by a long shot. Despite what mainstream media would have us believe, the VAST MAJORITY of people are NOT on board with this DEI psyop. And more are finding the courage to speak up and fight back against it every day. So, hold onto hope; the tide is indeed turning.
Dear TeeJae,
I think every word of your comment is true!
Thanks,
randy
You're very welcome. And thank you!
I like the quote attributed to Darryl Davis, “We should be anti-racism, not anti-racist." That echoes St. Augustine's, "Hate the sin but love the sinner."
(The last couple paragraphs in the bio of him below should be cleaned of the redundancy.)
https://www.fairforall.org/profile/daryl-davis/
https://web.archive.org/web/20221127114652/https://www.fairforall.org/profile/daryl-davis/
Dear KV34,
Thanks for your comment. Solomon Asch showed that if one person stood up and told the truth, others would be more courageous. https://pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers/others/1955/asch1955a.pdf I am hoping that the Solomon Asch effect will become the dominant effect at Cornell!
Good comment and good response. Gives me hope and reminds me of why I started speaking out too, though it seems so futile and self-harming at times. We aren't in a conformity experiment... life is much much more complex than that and there are much greater things to gain and lose. But, we live in hope.
Seems like a pretty defeatist attitude. After reading this piece, I came away with the complete opposite view - optimistic that the tide is turning AWAY from all the DEI nonsense, and back toward reason and reality. But even before reading this essay, I've noticed from many other things I've read lately that populist sentiment is shifting in the right direction. Which, I suppose for those who only follow mainstream media (not saying you do), I can see why they would be less optimistic.