Nor did I say that good practical reasoning requires intellectual sophistication. I cited Jonathan Haidt to say that this and intelligence just makes the rationalising of flawed intuitions more sophisticated.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don't think I accused you of that, but I suggested the term 'premodern' implies 'less well developed' etc
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Replying to @Counteredlogos
That's right, yes. We spent quite a lot of words explaining why. Have you seen James Taylor, the theologian who says postmodernism can take Christianity back to a pro-government state?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I haven't, but I've heard similar ideas, and I know plenty of theologians (left and right) who are thrilled at the prospect (I'm not)...
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Replying to @Counteredlogos
Good. You won't be a pre-modern then. You don't want to get rid of science, liberal democracy etc
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Well, my view is that nothing's gonna undo science other than science itself (so no, and I don't believe theologians who say otherwise). On liberal democracy I'm more, um, explorative
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Replying to @Counteredlogos
I'm sorry to hear that you don't support liberal democracy.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I didn't say that. We can't ever go back before it, but I share some of the misgivings around it, I don't think it's right for every country and culture, and it functions very differently in different states too.
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Replying to @Counteredlogos
It does. Do you think there is a better system?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I can't say liberal democracy is the best system, put it that way. I mean I personally probably could - but I'm a westerner, so of course I could. My Iraqi neighbours would find it more difficult.
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This is a different claim. 'This system is best' vs 'every culture thinks this system is best.' We all know people differ on what is best. We have to make arguments about that.
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