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A: McLuhan was an odd character, and his
rebellion against university life contributed to his
ability to think in public and become a public figure
and make public points. Most people who work at
universities are trained to support their ideas with
research and testing. Marshall did not believe in
research; he did not believe in testing. If someone
appeared to contradict his ideas, he would simply
change the subject rather than testing it and
pushing it and altering it. He would just change the
subject. Just as you can’t contradict a poem, you
can’t contradict a painting, you couldn’t really
contradict one of his ideas. Nor could you test it.
His whole life, he was being educated and re-