The True Intellectual
Long ago a respected professor of mine once said, “A true intellectual never reacts; is slow to conclude – and is willing to replace held views even completely if evidence calls for it.” Meaning behind this for me has grown ever-the-more since I started conducting graduate work in researching human nature. It has also enjoyed significant adornment recently from the scholarly perspectives of bold individuals such as Thomas Sowell, Scott Plous, and Jonathan Haidt. I don’t know if I can live up to my professor’s advice perfectly but I have and continue to strive to. There is nothing I’ve undertaken that I’ve labored more in this regard than developing my understanding and views on racism and racial disparity. Along my journey I’ve stood on the work of others and have considered all views and all sources of evidence – especially the most recent. My view has started to distill to a level of confidence I feel I can write about. Why this is interesting to...