I believe there is a difference between hyperbole and outright falsities. No excellence of academia redeems a statement like &quot;The Paris attacks did not take place.&quot; I&#x27;d argue that any kind of academic appreciation of these false statements, in postmodern reflections on hyper-reality, say more about the hyper-reality that academia seems to dwell in, particularly in the non-technical sciences like sociology and philosophy. For reasons of lack of rigor, it&#x27;s easier for these specious &quot;worldly&quot; reflections to dwell in the non-technical sciences, than lets say Chemistry, Biology, Math or Physics. Need I say more about how I feel on the (dis)merits of this article...