this separation of fact and value is not a creed that is taught explicitly, but an atmosphere and tone that is inhaled and absorbed. It is something “in the air,” which becomes a part of a student’s mental framework and assumptions, exerting substantial influence upon him without critical analysis or reflection.
How do we get people to sit down and think? To consider their presuppositions and the source, reasoning, and logic (or lack thereof) whence they came?