tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post115033228737761470..comments2023-11-03T03:25:58.422-04:00Comments on MathCog Idiocy: Did I miss something?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1150467054912423382006-06-16T10:10:00.000-04:002006-06-16T10:10:00.000-04:00It's this idea - cited by conservatives as an exam...It's this idea - cited by conservatives as an example of how universities have overstocked their faculties with leftists - that annoys me. It seems to be implying that if your political ideology is not conservative, then you're a liar and a cheat. The fact that this guy's view could be considered conservative seems to be forgotten.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1150420882737759782006-06-15T21:21:00.000-04:002006-06-15T21:21:00.000-04:00Churchill is an idiot, plain and simple. The two ...Churchill is an idiot, plain and simple. <BR/><BR/>The two issues are mutually exclusive. But it was his obnoxious hate-filled political views that caused people who dislike him to start digging into his scholarship and pubished work. <BR/><BR/>Once you start spouting off in a highly public manner, you become fair game for those who oppose you to look and see if your "knowledge" at a sufficient level to lend support to your claims. And being the blogosphere, a few very knowledgeable people caught on to his research misconduct and brought it to light. <BR/><BR/>The academic freedom claim is made by those who want are in agreement with Churchill. Since the people who oppose him are the ones who brought his cheating to light - their twisted logic is - he's being fired for his political views! The only time they care about cheaters is when it's on the other side of their political spectrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com