. . . sez:

To be sure, when it comes to their area of expertise, elite professors deserve a degree of deference. When it comes to matters outside their area of expertise, such as whether God exists . . . elite faculty deserve no more deference than any other smart people. Indeed, they may deserve less deference than a representative cross section of the general public. University faculties tend to be highly self-selected and appointments tend to be dominated by network effects that produce a remarkable homogeneity of belief . . . . Outside their areas of expertise (and sometimes even inside it), their beliefs tend to be colored by their ideology and by the need to conform to the expectations of their colleagues.

Good point, with all apologies to the academics in my life—Professors Purkinje and Fractal in particular. Because even when they're wrong, they do it in the right way.

Academics are often, in fact, some of the finest moonbats around.

Via another elite professor.

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