Comment by cosmicgadget

> "Commonly accepted" does not mean "is true".

Correct. And if you asserted the existence of a god based on this common notion I wouldn't scream that it's religous hostility.

Of course, dieties are not a great example here since they're based purely on people's superstitions.

> No one in this thread is claiming a "coordinated conspiracy"

From above: "Conservatives have been basically purged from academia over the last 30 years"

Most political purges I'm familiar with aren't "oops, implicit bias!"

At the start of this I said: "I think the surprise is that someone believes its indicative of a giant conspiracy to exile conservative professors." If you agree with this could have saved yourself a lot of trouble.

> Like not inviting them to conferences, social gatherings, networking opportunities, etc.

We're talking about adults, right? In any event, it would be interesting to see some stats or hear some anecdotes on the matter.

> Again, decades of small bias add up.

Does it? Seems far more likely to settle on some sort of median. It's just that the median is considered 'leftist' because it embraces the scientific method while most conservative platforms need to deny evolution, climate change, etc.

> it's probably also true that being conservative in academia is also an inherent disadvantage, due to the same mechanism.

There are far, far more dissimilarities.