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
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