Haidt, in my opinion, misses the real opposing forces in politics: not liberal vs. conservative, but evidence-based vs. delusional.
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@PhilosophyExp That's utterly negligible compared to the views expressed by US Republicans (for example).
@sjzara I don't think that's true at all. I think talk of human rights, etc., is extremely important (but largely nonsense).
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@PhilosophyExp I didn't mean that human rights are negligible, but that such a nuanced political position is nothing compared to ... -
@PhilosophyExp What is actually going on in some opposition and governing parties. -
@sjzara Governments routinely bang on about human rights. My claim is that there is no rational justification for thinking there are such... -
@PhilosophyExp So you would classify that position as as distant from evidence and reason as rejecting vaccination safety and climate chg? -
@sjzara Yes. But I'm aware that other people won't agree (just like they wouldn't over vaccs and climate). -
@PhilosophyExp I'm going to have to think about that! -
@sjzara I'm not denying your particular claim about climate change, vaccs, etc (I agree). I'm arguing that you're over-reaching to a general -
@PhilosophyExp I really don't think I am. Seeing the Republican candidates reject evolution at the last election campaign was frightening. - 1 more reply
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