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...that the University of Illinois’ board of trustees is currently trying to resolve issues related to the Chief Illiniwek tradition. But Kaufman, whose disapproval is shared by the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People and the American Psychological Association, said he does not see a valid argument for maintaining the Native American references. “Those people who think that [our] position is wrong, we listen to them, and they offer the same arguments that have impeded social, economic and judicial progress in the country,” Kaufman said. “Those arguments...
However, in the movie, defending the honor of one’s football team is depicted as a perfectly valid reason to stand one’s ground. The message thus comes across as something more like, “Violence: it’s all in good fun until someone gets seriously injured or killed.” As morals go, telling us that broken noses are fine while broken carotid arteries are not doesn’t exactly rank with “do unto others...
...depend on these crutches to excuse a perfectly valid form of entertainment? We overextend ourselves with classes, job hunts, and term time work; it’s unsurprising that so many of us enjoy simple entertainment options. There’s nothing wrong with reaching for Rowlings instead of Rabelais in your few minutes of downtime, and there’s nothing wrong with discussing Hermione and Ron’s flirtations at breakfast the next day either. Lighten up, Harvard. I know I did as soon as the Raven was back in the ring...
...response rate] is low enough that we cannot consider the results scientifically valid,” Komaroff wrote...
Therein lies the problem: guessing isn’t science. Processes of inquiry—especially those of science—are only productive when they yield valid, reliable results, and only strong evidence can provide that necessary validity. Anyone can guess anything they want, and perhaps those ideas have a place in a philosophy classroom. But in a modern science classroom, ideas are worthless if they can’t be defended empirically, which the so-called “theory” of intelligent design cannot...