Of course, you can go wrong studying Chomsky. Anyone can go either wrong, or right, studying anything. It is not only a matter of what we choose to study but also how we come to interpret and understand these things. Mr Becker’s ridiculous comments present a case study in just how wrong things can go. There is a strong sense of irony in worshiping as an idol one who implores others to think independently and not act as blind followers. Similarly, Mr Becker’s simple adoration of the man reduces a great mind to a mouthpiece to be revered.

This irony is not lost on me, and I hope it is not lost on the readers.

-Sam Soleimany

Noam Chomsky is one of the most important people in the history of all mankind. His own genetic endowments are vast and superior to most people. He is uniquely able to remember and apply and speak about all that he has learned and generate original arguments that stand the test of time.

After all those years of dissecting human language and getting down to the nitty gritty of what all languages have in common - giving answers that have been used in the structure of computer languages - he always snapped back to moral humanism.

Something about Chomsky’s profound understanding of just how truly remarkable every human brain is - made him humble in the face of it. That’s where his moral humanism flows from.

Killing people is so terribly wrong, if for nothing else because of the marvelous endowments we all have - how precious we all are.

And he’s right.

Vulgarities including nationalism, religiosity, greed, coercion: these are ugly aspects that would marginalize the overwhelming beauty that is humanity.

You cannot go wrong studying Chomsky. Take my word for it.

Stuart Alan Becker