Jaime be onto sumpin’ here. M. > On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:45 AM, Jamie D <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > This might be a bit left-field, but I'm curious to hear all your thoughts: > > 1. Academia was created to institutionalize truth seeking. > > 2. If academics are all motivated for money, status, tenure, prestige, their families, and not a direct passion for truth....how can Academia fullfill it's purpose? Don't the incentives put a cap on how far the academy can progress into the horizon of mystery? > > In my experience, talking with academics who haven't learned humility is often stressful.... Anything they don't understand immediately must be pounced on like an opportunity to best the other, which suggest a fear of being bested underneath. And that fear of being wrong is the first thing to be removed if you seek truth! > > Jamie > > > > > > > > > -- > -Jamie > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 <http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1> ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1