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A Student
Thu, 31 May 2018 23:14:54 +0000

In the interest of critical thinking, wouldn’t it make the most sense to personally research and investigate a body of knowledge that has been developing for at least 30 years before characterizing and dismissing it offhand as “non-sense”?
“Virtue signalling” and “social justice warrior” are meaningless ideological buzzwords, guilty of the same appeal to subjectivity that their speakers purport to disdain.
Low tuition, well-paid and competent teachers, and connections to a job market are all important considerations, none of which conflict with upholding a consistent system of moral values (ideology, if you will).

Do y’all believe that we already live in a just, equitable, and inclusive society? If you’re upset with how little teachers are paid and their perceived lack of exceptionality, shouldn’t you be more concerned with the political and economic systems responsible for those phenomena? “Academic excellence” does not exist in a vacuum, it’s defined by those with the power to dictate what knowledge is valuable and which students are worthy.

Last point, the scientific method is a useful tool, scientific knowledge is an accurate approximation, and scientism is a dangerous ideology. It’s critically important to know your limits and avoid sweeping claims you can’t justify down to the minute details. I’m not perfect at this, I might have even done that in this response; hopefully errors are ironed out by subsequent discourse. I just think we should keep in mind when criticizing knowledge on the basis of not being scientific that epistemology is a hugely complicated and open field of discourse, and that the scientific method will likely never tell us what it means to live a meaningful life, how it can be done, and why it is important to remain open-minded to new and unfamiliar ideas in the pursuit of greater purpose.

Thanks for your patience and contributions.