Often people tell me I shld put aside my differences with some1 because we are on the same side & the smaller differences shld be tolerated
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I absolutely agree with this in principle because I despise purism & you just can't get anywhere if you fragment over petty differences.
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However, often what underlies this is the perception of the person speaking that the differences are petty when to me, they're fundamental.
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By 'you're on the same side', they mean 'You both further my primary goal' but their primary goal may not be my primary goal.
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My primary goal is always Enlightenment liberalism w/ its emphasis on freedom, equal opportunities, individuality, science, reason &evidence
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So, if someone else's is attacking the left, showing biological gender differences to exist, criticising religion, I may well be useful BUT
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If we differ profoundly on those things that are most important to me, we are in fundamental opposition & likely to argue.
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I am forever disappointing radical feminists and fans of Jordan Peterson with this. We overlap on some things but fundamentally? No. Sorry.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
He would just disagree with you about God. I tend to be more in his boat there as well. You certainly aren't disappointing me.
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Replying to @premodernism
:) I won't fall out with God-believers generally. But I do think it matters what is true & how we know what is true. A lot.
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And coz we differ profoundly there & I think it's essential to seeing & countering the problems with PoMo & he's hugely influential there...
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Replying to @HPluckrose @premodernism
I see his thinking as a problem. But I support him on free speech. We're not pursuing the same primary goals tho. Some secondary ones.
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