James_Miller comments on Irrationalism on Campus? - Less Wrong Discussion
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (43)
On a small set of issues related to race, gender, and sexual orientation it's extremely costly for a student or professor to state a non-PC position. These should be considered college mind-kill topics and you should have almost no trust in what you learn about them on most campuses.
I would add to this list heritability, eugenics, intelligence, and other issues related to the intersection of the nature/nurture debate - Here's a classic example. Here's another. Meta-mind-kill might also be a real thing: I've managed to turn a recitation into a riot by pointing out that certain topics, like eugenics, lead to mind-kill situations.