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<p>We lose them for fair trade coffee, so I think having an outspoken Palestinian professor would be quite a heinous crime.</p>
<p>In response to the above, I’ve also had many conversations with people who disagree with my religious and political views and have found them to be productive, enlightening, and friendly, rather than the hostile, unproductive conversations that may occur in other environments. Everyone I’ve disagreed with has been able to make intelligent points, rather than spewing nonsense.</p>
<p>Where people disagree, I’ve not yet noticed any hostility, but rather a desire to learn from each other (or, at the very least, get along with each other).</p>