We are drowning in stupid things as we try to discuss bigger issues. I cite Petterson and Sam Harris' first debate, where they ended up lost in arguing about just what the concept of 'truth' is. I see this in intellectual debate again and again. How to prevent this?
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Replying to @Soulstorm99 @HPluckrose
I thought that was perhaps the most important thing to debate before one can even move on. Not a “just” at all.
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Replying to @alex_amurillo @Soulstorm99
I understand people not wanting to get bogged down in definitions of concepts but address what is actually happening, why & what we can do about it. I frequently get frustrated when philosophically minded people focus on definitions to the extent that no productive convo happens.
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However, I think our understanding of truth and knowledge has changed radically with postmodernism & post-truth and we cannot possibly hope to address current political and cultural problems without understanding how all parties are seeing truth & knowledge.
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Peterson has struck a nerve, and the question of what need he's meeting and how to meet it without cranking up the fog-maker is one that I intend to bravely wait for you to answer while ciriticizing every little misstep along the way. Good luck!
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There's a certain irony in this reply, whether you realise it or not, sir. No-one is flawless, not even Dr. Peterson. Regards, A fellow Peterson admirer and supporter.
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One of us has misunderstood
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...or we've approached what he said from different angles perhaps? *disclaimer* - I've still not had a coffee yet today!
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I understood him to be saying that Peterson has tapped into something people need right now and it will be hard to find something which compares to that but does not fog up concepts of truth and knowledge. Have tea - much better for you.
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Frighteningly accurate.
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And also that you weren't going to help in any way but would sit back and nitpick. 
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