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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OK? He seems to be on the other side of that equation... Do you have an example?
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He believes things are true if they are useful. He's a pragmatist. If believing that 2+2=5 gave humans an advantage, it'd be true. egpic.twitter.com/UtMZLiQYkq
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I think you'll find he's using a different definition of 'truth.' Metaphor or wisdom as opposed to hard facts.
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Yes, exactly. A subjective truth. Much like the PoMos. And he prioritises this & brings it into discussion of literal truth. Like Pomos.
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eg, see Sokal & Bricmont criticising this idea. They're talking abt PoMos but they could just as easily be talking abt Petersonpic.twitter.com/uExswKHPUT
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This doesn't sound like him at all. Have you spoken to him?
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I've listened to him like everyone else. He does not deny this attitude. If believing this benefited the people, he'd call it true.
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Yes, but with a different definition of 'true.' The disagreement is over terminology not epistemology. Unless I'm missing something...
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