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Do you wonder why the candle in the dark is being snuffed out?
Why evidence, reason, clarity and critical thinking are being delegitimised?
Why evidence, reason, clarity and critical thinking are being delegitimised?
Do you wonder why when you question people's assertions you are met with...
"no debate"
"you are literally harming people"
"educate yourself"
"your question is in bad faith"
"you are a literal nazi"
"you are denying my/their existence"
"no debate"
"you are literally harming people"
"educate yourself"
"your question is in bad faith"
"you are a literal nazi"
"you are denying my/their existence"
Why are you immediately unfriended on facebook with no explanation? Completely cut off?
Why are you insta-blocked on twitter and put on a block list?
Why are you insta-blocked on twitter and put on a block list?
The reasons why you appear unable to engage with so many people were described twenty tears ago by Sokal and Bricmont in their book "Intellectual Impostures" - the book that made me a 'sceptic'.
They warned us of the take-over of academia by ‘critical theorists’. That take-over is near complete and has resulted in ‘woke culture’ that rejects debate and science. Entire generations taught to snuff out the candle.
In this essay, @ConceptualJames walks us through exactly what is going in their heads. If you are a bit older, like me, you may have missed this colonisation of academia. But you need to understand it. https://newdiscourses.com/2020/07/woke-wont-debate-you-heres-why/
