Reply #24: I am an academic, and there's a kernel of truth in what he says! [View All]

[LeftishBrit]

But I am not sure that academics should be armed, especially in these days of Research Assessment Exercise stresses and the rivalries that they spawn. You can imagine the scenes at seminars and conferences:

"I don't think your conclusions are valid - why didn't you use a larger control group?"

"My reply to the questioner is .....BANG!!!"

"I disagree with Theory X. I think it has been superseded by Theory Y."

"As a staunch supporter of Theory X....BANG!!!"


((This is all sarcasm, of course. Seriously, I would not want to have a gun, and feel a lot safer knowing that most people around me - whether in the university or elsewhere - don't have guns.)