Yes it is. That is Peterson's take. He's said it an innumerable amount of times. You're building a straw man out of selective quotes.
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It's not the take anyone is disagreeing with tho. We disagree that 'truth' is defined by assistance in survival rather than what is objectively true whether we believe it or not, whether it helps or not.
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I've seen more than those 5 interviews. He states all the time what he believes: there are empirical facts (science) and there are intangible truths associated with how to be (morality). An example in the Harris podcast is when he argued for truths in stories or literature.
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What do you perceive to be the difference between his understanding of truth and Sam Harris' then?
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Harris is strictly an empiricist to the point where he's entirely opposed to any sort of non-empirical conclusions as he associated them with theology. Peterson is a clinical psychologist. He lives in a world where empirical research mixes with human psychology to provide insight
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On the subject of what is true.
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I'm not sure what's unclear. Harris is strictly empirical and rejects non-empirical notions of truth. Peterson is empirical while accepting that non-empirical notions of truth exist.
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It seems the difference is sharper. Both accept that such "notions" exist. Harris denies they have any basis in reality, Peterson doesn't.
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That does not make sense. You can't accept non-empirical truth and then claim the concept has no basis in reality.
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You can accept that people have "notions" of truth: "The world is full of demi-gods and fairies" without those notions being empirically true.
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Exactly. It is true that people believe this & that this impacts the world. It doesn't make the belief true.
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