Pursuit of Truth?

After being condemned by feminists and free-speech opponents for the suggestion that men and women might actually be different, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was forced to apologize three times for his explanation that the lower number of women than men in the hard sciences is due to "innate sex differences." This is the second "controversy" for Lawrence, who once suggested after September 11th there be more patriotism on campus. In this instance, the President was citing empirical research that found differences in brain chemistries between the sexes. In some areas, like the languages, women were found to be more aptly suited. In other areas like math and science, men had the advantage. But the academic elite at Harvard decided to kill the messenger and began accusing their "sexist" president of being against "diversity" and "equality." (The two seem to contradict one another, but that's another issue). One female MIT professor at the conference left the room telling reporters "this kind of bias makes me physically ill." While dialogue about the findings of such research has been condemned in universities which "pursue truth," outside research has confirmed that increases in testosterone given to women enhance their spatial abilities while reducing their verbal abilities. Outliers (those who lie farthest away from the average on the bell curve) are slightly more prevalent among men. Thus exceptional genius is slightly more prevalent among men. Universities recruit the most exceptional geniuses alive. Thus male exceptional geniuses are more prevalent among science and math faculty than women. These are logical and statistical conclusions, not "biases." Just as Galileo faced the discrimination in the 17th century when he suggested Earth was not the center of the universe, now collegiate institutions which pursue truth are hushing important debates (and facts) about human nature. A petition was signed to have Lawrence formally withdraw his statements. Now a petition should be signed to have Harvard's motto, "Veritas," withdrawn as well.

James O'Keefe
EIC@ rucenturion. com

NJO: Originally posted at RUCenturion.com.