Why do so many academics espouse such silly ideas?

By Edward Dutton. A theory of the ‘clever sillies’.
The Noble Lie, claimed Socrates, was a falsehood perpetuated to keep the elite in power. Insecure members of the elite will outdo each other in how fervently they accept this Noble Lie or “dogma” because their acceptance of it makes them seem attractive and thus secures a following. More...