I urge everyone to read this: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/wokeness-and-myth-on-campus … I have been trying to get at this drawing on @MatthewdAncona & the example of Jordan Peterson's popularity & the concept of metamodernism but Alan Jacobs' use of Kołakowski's technological & mythical cores really clarifies.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @MatthewdAncona
Interesting analysis but I disagree with the assertion that reason/rationalism are inadequate to address SJW dogma. As with religion or other intuitive beliefs, they are deserving of basic respect as long as they are held to be strictly personal 1/
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Replying to @LongBeachBum @MatthewdAncona
They can address their factual claims. We still need to acknowledge the psychology beneath it though, if we want to understand why this so seldom changes minds. This is where Haidt is good. Shows us how to talk to people and engage their moral foundations.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @MatthewdAncona
They way I see it, the challenge is not to reclaim the already converted, but to present a compelling alternative to potential converts. For this, I believe engaging or even attacking the dogma directly by exposing it's myriad logical absurdities is the best way.
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I recommend Righteous Minds for this. It will only work if the person wants to know what is true. It works well for people already leaning towards scepticism. Otherwise, it helps to know how to reframe it to appeal to their intuitions.
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Do we take the same gentle, understanding approach with militants white supremacists?
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Replying to @LongBeachBum @MatthewdAncona
Is anyone recommending a gentle, understanding approach? I think understanding is good if we want to tackle things. And yes, that applies to all ideologies. Do you see me going easy on postmodernism-based ideologies?
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Twitter just muted you for me! I certainly didn't but suddenly you disappeared and when I checked... Don't mistake my thinking that we need to promote rationality & objective truth and recognise the psychological need for narratives as neglecting the former. It matters what works
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