JP would agree with "Enlightenment liberalism w/ its emphasis on freedom, equal opportunities, individuality, science, reason &evidence" 1/2
Its the same old claims that we get with theology & postmodernism. I do actually find them both interesting. Just not true.
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See, I'm listening & Rogan is setting out the case for truth logically & with clarity & Peterson goes straight into archetypes & narratives.
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There's nothing wrong with drawing out ideas that are meaningful to humans from narratives, tropes, characters. I'm a lit student.
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But it is important to distinguish these from what is known to be true according to evidence & so easy to do that.
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eg Sokal & Bricmont criticise the postmodernists on these grounds & Peterson does the same kind of thing.pic.twitter.com/tfJlN6Z0VM
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When it would be so easy to just say 'This myth is important & meaningful to this group for these reasons but it's not true.'
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It's not just myths though... He's knows you can't get an ought from an is... he wants to know how to find the oughts...
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So do we all. I say it should be evidenced-based & worked out according to principles, not archetypes &narratives that are meaningful to ppl
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Well you're right that he agrees with pomos on one thing, there are an infinite number of interpretations as to what you ought to do.
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