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Originally posted by MarchHare@Feb 9 2005, 03:09 PM
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I just don't see any proof to his argument and in others I can at least understand why someone would argue it even if I don't agree with it.
If he turns out to be Socrates or Galileo then more power to him and I may admit I was wrong.
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You're missing my point completely. I'm not suggesting that he might be right; rather, I'm saying that expressing opinions that are contrary to conventional wisdom is the very basis upon which all academic thought is built. If Churchill is punished for publishing an unpopular idea, the repercussions throughout the academic community will be huge. Academic freedom exists precisely to prevent this from happening.
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Point out where I am saying he should be punished.
I said that he should not be fired from his university.
All I am saying that I don't agree with his views and that if it were my university that he would be fired but in his case he should not be fired.