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There are all sorts of quotes & recommendations to stay young, to be curious, to not fear the unknown, to not be afraid of asking questions like a child, to not fear the disapproval of others, etc. This is because truly learning something new always involves feeling stupid, & any profound truth is almost always attacked before it is accepted. So those who resist uncertainty or discomfort will simply stop learning.

There are some people (usually academics) who will work tirelessly to avoid having to acknowledge anything that makes them feel stupid, because they went to lots of school in order to avoid ever having to feel that way again. Often they have had certain concepts planted into their mind with ridicule & manipulation & abuse rather than any sort of deep or thorough explanation. What little explanation is ever provided is generally meant to obfuscate rather than clarify. So these people generally confuse perceived authority or social status, & institutional "consensus," with understanding & truth. As a result, they primarily attempt to attack & belittle & even coerce some sort of submission out of anyone who disagrees, rather than to actually explain anything themselves.

Govt & university authorities have basically become the clergy in a religion called "the science," which actually involves almost no science at all.

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sister_sam 1y ago

I know academics who are real scientists. I think government monopoly on funding is corrupting many though. Government claims "the science" but this is not real science of course. Real scientists know the difference. But fewer can say it today because they end up thrown out. Government is the problem not academia as such.

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Jeff Swann 1y ago

I am sure there are exceptions. I know many who BELIEVE they are real scientists (they have built their entire identity on it) while refusing to acknowledge the replication crisis, & refusing to acknolwledge any data that would require them to question any popular dogma (vaccines, climate, nutrition, inflation, etc). Someone asking them the wrong question either causes them to lash out or to have some other sort of emotional fit. I have literally had professors tell me they didn't want to learn anything new, which in a sane world should be an immediate disqualification from their job. In general they seem more concerned with social status than with understanding the world. Universities look to me to be filled with some of the worst people on the planet.