I am probably someone who tries to be pragmatic about my principles whilst others try to be principled in their pragmatism. 1/2
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I think we need both kinds of people, tbh, & we need one more than the other in different circumstances.They do both need to have both, 2/2
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But I also observe that many disagreements over principles vs pragmatism comes down to how ppl are defining those things. Which is tedious.
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Yeah, this is usually the case with me. I only take issue with what I call epistemic pragmatism. When truth is sacrificed.
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And even then, my opposition is nuanced. e.g. I think Maajid's approach is the bad kind of pragmatism, but prob necessary.
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I think it would be if he made truth claims rather than promoting plurality & not claiming any of them to be true.
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He propagates interpretations based on the behavior he expects them to cause and he inherently promotes faith based belief.
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Yes but he's open abt doing the former so I have much more respect for him than ppl insisting that was what texts really mean.
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"Moderation in everything." I love the irony of that statement, and also the basic truth.
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