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re: Why most academics lean left
Posted on 12/10/18 at 5:40 am to OverseasBengal
Posted on 12/10/18 at 5:40 am to OverseasBengal
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Because they live in a theoretical world, not the real one.
Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 5:52 am to Ebbandflow
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Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
No. Reality is reality. Theories are different ways to attempt to interpret reality.
The utopian world academics envision is typically buttressed by theories that work better on paper or in a vacuum than out in what we all know as reality. Given that their livelihood is dependent upon the government, it's not surprising that most of their theories favor big government as well.
But, no, theories are not "how things start the process of coming into reality."
Posted on 12/10/18 at 6:06 am to Ebbandflow
quote:so you're saying that reality doesn't exist before some geek theorizes it.
Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
Brilliant...
Posted on 12/10/18 at 6:51 am to Ebbandflow
quote:So does waking up in the morning.
Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
Insofar as it assumes some importance, your observation is a bit like assuming the most rudiment hypothesis represents substantial progress to an endpoint.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 6:59 am to Ebbandflow
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Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
let's apply this concept to....soft sciences that primarily deal in subjectivity
especially those without rigorous testing/measurement methods and groupthink as a gatekeeper
what you find is that "reality" is not actual reality
Posted on 12/10/18 at 8:34 am to Ebbandflow
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Thats how things start the process of coming into reality.
This is such an overgeneralization. This applies to inventing things, not social/political theories. You know why? Because humans are inherently flawed creatures. They aren’t a variable that you can quantify exactly.
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