I found this comment very interesting -- Classical Rhetoric
I don't think that the "academic left" is afraid of debate, but I do think that many academics tire of the ceaseless ad hominem attacks, shrill accusations, baiting and switching, and either/or reasoning that that goes on in forums like this one. Painting "academia" with a single broad brush (rich, whiny, elitist, lazy, liberal, and so on) like many have in these discussions creates the very straw men necessary to sustain such tirades. This is not reasoned debate; this is target practice, and it does nothing to further discussion, illuminate the issues, or consider the complexity of important topics like this one. It's easy to sneer; it's harder to think. J. George, Associate Professor at In the Pacific Northwest, at 1:55 pm EST on March 7, 2006 -- http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/03/07/acfree On 3/7/06, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep, if it ain't science, it don't belong in the science class! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 2:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: military recruiting on college campuses > > > I'd say the same for a right-winger doing the same type of stuff. > > > > Good to hear!!! Remember this statement when your state board of education > gets around to discussing whether ideologues should be allowed to > indoctrinate your children with their religious beliefs during biology > classes. You'll be just as vocal an opponent to this type of biased > philosophical tripe I trust.... > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199238 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
