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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eg Britons think 21% of Brits are Muslim. The empirical truth is that 5% are. The 21% narrative is not the reality. For Peterson, if overestimating by 400% aided our survival it would become true. For Harris it wouldn't.
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I don't see any reason to think Peterson would agree with you here. He wouldn't argue the fact of 21% v. 5%. He may ask where the people were polled. If they're in a major city, then their perception may be accurate. I'm thinking you don't really understand his position at all.
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He would say that if it aided our survival to believe the untrue thing, it is a pragmatic truth. He's very clear on this.
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It would be pragmatically true. I'm not sure what the argument is there.
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That this is not objective truth and therefore the claim that Peterson rejects objective truth is justified.
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