I'm curious: from what you say here against thought crimes, do you believe that there is nothing a professor can say that should be grounds for firing? What if a professor expresses clearly anti-semitic, anti-Muslim, anti-black or anti-white views? Would you trust such a professor to teach students from diverse backgrounds? (and objectively evaluate them via grades, reference letters etc). What if a physics teacher in your daughter's high school says he doesn't believe girls can be good at physics. Do you think a person with such views is suitable for this position? What I'm saying is that in some, rare, cases, a person's views do make him or her unsuitable for their jobs. I am not arguing that this is the case with Tim Hunt - just that things are not always black and white. |