As a philosopher scientist who left academia to secure my intellectual freedom so as to be able to work on grand projects that can’t be done within academia and to be able to communicate freely without fear of repercussions from my cancel-friendly academic colleagues,
I think it has become clear in the last five years that academic institutions no longer value free speech though they pretend that they do. More precisely, they mean that their favourite ideas should not be censored, but it has become increasingly clear that they are happy to censor debates and competing ideas. Sadly it seems that even the resistance within the academy has fallen.
I am a PhD neuroscientist who believes in the existence of God and follows the faith tradition of Christianity (that Jesus Christ was God made flesh on earth). I graduated from a major university in 2005. I have always had to self-censor myself regarding my faith/spiritual belief in scientific academic circles-then and now.
I think it has become clear in the last five years that academic institutions no longer value free speech though they pretend that they do. More precisely, they mean that their favourite ideas should not be censored, but it has become increasingly clear that they are happy to censor debates and competing ideas. Sadly it seems that even the resistance within the academy has fallen.
I am a PhD neuroscientist who believes in the existence of God and follows the faith tradition of Christianity (that Jesus Christ was God made flesh on earth). I graduated from a major university in 2005. I have always had to self-censor myself regarding my faith/spiritual belief in scientific academic circles-then and now.
Thank you, Doctor.