Diversity and inclusion have trumped the truth

Oct 2, 2016 by

by Rev Jules Gomes, The Conservative Woman:

Irrational philosopher? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Well, it used to be. Not anymore. The new discipline of Irrational Philosophy was born last week at the annual conference of the Society for Christian Philosophers (SCP). Its chief exponent is the world’s first irrational philosopher—Michael Rea, Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Notre Dame.

Since time immemorial, philosophy has been a quest for truth based on reason. So, how was irrational philosophy born? Irrational philosophy was born as an irrational reaction to one of the world’s greatest philosophers—Richard Swinburne, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Here is what happened. Prof Swinburne was invited to give the keynote address on September 23, 2016, at the SCP conference. He said homosexuality was a ‘disability’ and Christianity ‘prohibited’ homosexual relationships. Swinburne lamented a culture where homosexual behaviour was ‘presented as an option for young people.’ Suddenly the world ended. The four horsemen of the apocalypse came thundering into the conference hall. The faecal matter collided with the rotary oscillator. The tumbrels of the Twitter sphere were wheeled in. The Facebook mob began baying for his blood. His rational head was placed on the guillotine. Liberté, égalité, fraternité and irrationalité! Vive la revolution!

The philosopher leading the Charge of the Leftist Brigade, half a brain, half a brain, half a brain, onward, into the valley of Political Correctness… was Michael Rea, President of the SCP. À la Martin Luther, Rea posted his Wittenberg declaration on Facebook. ‘I want to express my regret regarding the hurt caused by the recent Midwest meeting of the Society for Christian Philosophers. The views expressed in Professor Swinburne’s keynote are not those of the SCP itself. Though our membership is broadly united by way of religious faith, the views of our members are otherwise diverse. As President of the SCP, I am committed to promoting the intellectual life of our philosophical community. Consequently (among other reasons), I am committed to the values of diversity and inclusion. As an organisation, we have fallen short of those ideals before, and surely we will again. Nonetheless, I will strive for them going forward.’

That is how Michael Rea published his Idiot’s Guide to Irrational Philosophy on his Facebook post. These are its guiding principles:

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