To everyone on the left concerned about men finding @jordanbpeterson appealing - what's *your* answer?
Do you have something to say to young men besides labelling them the enemy and pathologizing them?
Once you figure this out, a healthy debate will ensue.
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That being said, I think his lectures on religion will (in the long run) have the unintended consequence of making some people discard fundamentalism in favor of Chopraesque religion & atheism for others. He breaks down the Bible like others broke down what we now call mythology.
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Hmmm. I worry that he is making irrationalism and disregard for evidence more acceptable.
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Jordan Peterson cites evidence in all the vids I've seen. What, in particular, r u referring to? What videos of his have you watched? Curious. Seems 2 me, he's all about evidence
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See discussion with Sam Harris and Joe Rogan. Also Maps of Meaning, particularly this bit:pic.twitter.com/nc6tZitcSO
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It's not a smear that he regards truth pragmatically rather than by evidence. He's quite open and consistent about it.
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Can you provide a clear example why this is a problem?
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If you don't already see a problem with claiming things to be true if they are untrue but helpful in some way, no, it is very unlikely that I'll ever be able to convince to value objective reality.
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You might see the problem with epistemological pragmatism when used by people you disagree with. eg JP showed feminist claims about wage gaps to be objectively false but epistemological pragmatism would say that if it works out in women's favour to claim them to be true, they are
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