On the Dangers of Blogging: How the Notion of ‘Academic Freedom’ Is a Lie Perpetrated by Liars

Posted in misery, Modern Culture by Jim on January 27, 2013

Though we would like to believe that academia is a place where ideas can be expressed this is nothing if not a lie. Academia is a tightly regulated police state in which participants, especially non-tenured students and questers for employment, are warned against expressing themselves. For your own employment’s sake at all costs avoid the danger of being either controversial or outspoken.

Academia, as a police state, expects and demands lock step obedience. So, blogging can be dangerous and if your aim or goal is to ‘get that cherry position’ don’t do it. Just quietly go through life never rocking the boat. It’s what you must do.

Leave blogging to those who already have positions or don’t care about the consequences of speaking the truth. Leave blogging to those with nothing to lose and nothing to jeopardize and simply bite your tongue and shush.

Or, Leave blogging to those who assemble little more than a news-feed of stories related to some or other bible theme and are sure never to say anything which might raise an eyebrow or call something improper into question.

Who cares if the general public is allowed to hear the truth about pseudo-archaeology and bad theology and worse biblical interpretation. You have a career to consider.

It’s the way of the world. It’s the path to academic ‘success’. To thine own self be untrue. In the prison cell of silence.

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Joe Zias said, on January 27, 2013 at 12:43

unfortunately, much of academia is like the people on the platform om NYC a few weeks when the train was coming, man on the tracks and they stood there…
- Jim said, on January 27, 2013 at 12:45
  
  ‘self preservation’ trumps truth 99% of the time
If you read one post today, read @drjewest’s | Unsettled Christianity said, on January 28, 2013 at 07:14

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ejoelwatts said, on January 28, 2013 at 07:16

Jim, I read this post yesterday, and in Church. I know and you know and I thank you for it.
- Jim said, on January 28, 2013 at 09:58
  
  you’re welcome buddy
Bryan E. Lewis said, on January 29, 2013 at 07:24

I read it as soon as you posted. Unfortunately, this is all too true. Um…I know, you know, Joel knows, and a few others.
- Jim said, on January 29, 2013 at 07:39
  
  everyone knows. they just don’t want to say it.

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