Anti Intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism is hostility to and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectualism commonly expressed as deprecation of education and philosophy, and the dismissal of art, literature, and science as impractical and even contemptible human pursuits. Anti-intellectuals present themselves and are perceived as champions of common folk—populists against political and academic elitism—and tend to see educated people as a status class detached from the concerns of most people, and feel that intellectuals dominate political discourse and control higher education.
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In the life of many churches, the habits of anti-intellectualism are planted early. Children are encouraged to open themselves up to the influence of God, and once they do so, they are told with great specificity what God's will is. When they are young, they often don't realize that what is represented as God's will is really just the views and preferences of those in charge. Adherents may be encouraged to surrender not just their will, but also their independence of thought. They may use their
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― Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
― Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
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Where men are heated by zeal and enthusiasm, there is no degree of human testimony so strong as may not be procured for the greatest absurdity.
- Of Miracles
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― The Age of Enlightenment: An anthology of eighteenth-century texts: Volume 1
― The Age of Enlightenment: An anthology of eighteenth-century texts: Volume 1
