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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 13

    I dislike Jordan Peterson's counter-Enlightenment wooliness (Christianity, Nietzsche, Jung, lobsters), but Caitlyn Flanagan explains his appeal in an era when the cultural Left seems to be trying to out-stupid the Right (impossible, but they're trying).https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/why-the-left-is-so-afraid-of-jordan-peterson/567110/ …

    12:18 PM - 13 Aug 2018
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      2. Cemil Şaar‏ @lawyerinexile Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker

        Well his views on a lot of topics like these were the only thing that stopped me and im sure many others from suicide, so even though im an atheist i just cant help but love the guy.

        13 replies 7 retweets 292 likes
      3. Michael Schuijff‏ @michaelschuijff Aug 13
        Replying to @lawyerinexile @sapinker

        I've had a similar experience, and though I fully accept that not all he says is true or factual, some of his lectures were and remain of great importance to me.

        4 replies 2 retweets 113 likes
      4. Karen‏ @notchuraverage1 Aug 13
        Replying to @michaelschuijff @lawyerinexile @sapinker

        Important how? (I ask with respect and genuine interest.)

        3 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
      5. ᵇᵃᵇʸ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓  🔴‏ @babybloodmoon Aug 13
        Replying to @notchuraverage1 @michaelschuijff and

        Sounds like sentimentality, but that shouldn't be the basis for intellectual loyalty. It gets crazy fast when people start acting like apostles to their appointed prophets. Keep on going with the journey of truth. It doesn't end with Peterson.

        8 replies 0 retweets 50 likes
      6. Michael Schuijff‏ @michaelschuijff Aug 13
        Replying to @babybloodmoon @notchuraverage1 and

        I wouldn't say I'm loyal, but rather thankful for the positive impact his work had had on me. I have since discovered other people whose ideas I'm exploring.

        4 replies 1 retweet 84 likes
      7. Karen‏ @notchuraverage1 Aug 13
        Replying to @michaelschuijff @babybloodmoon and

        Glad to hear that. 😊

        0 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      8. End of conversation
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      2.  🌸heidi 🌸‏ @heidiooohs Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker

        How is he counter-Enlightenment?? Like whaaaat

        8 replies 3 retweets 66 likes
      3. NeoModernPostMarxist‏ @Epistemachus Aug 13
        Replying to @heidiooohs @sapinker

        For starters, he believes that the judeo-christian god is some kind of archetype that bootstraps metaphysics: nonsense. On top of that, he believes that what is "true" is that which is useful for the survival of our species--ironically the most post-modern thing I've ever heard.

        19 replies 2 retweets 74 likes
      4.  🌸heidi 🌸‏ @heidiooohs Aug 13
        Replying to @Epistemachus @sapinker

        [1] He teaches the exact opposite of Marxist ideology. His theory of "truth" is still based on evidence, and he argues them through psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, history, and evidence. Have you ever watch his Biblical studies? They're long but I would take the

        11 replies 1 retweet 58 likes
      5. Nugz Bunny‏ @Nugzbunni Aug 13
        Replying to @heidiooohs @Epistemachus @sapinker

        He is literally one of the most ahistorical players on the scene

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Rory‏ @RoriusMaximus Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker

        Your second passive-aggressive tweet regarding JBP. Got beef? Debate him!

        5 replies 4 retweets 66 likes
      3. ilari toivonen‏ @illuusio Aug 13
        Replying to @RoriusMaximus @sapinker

        Steven had a lenghty discussion with him on Petersons youtube channel

        3 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
      4. Rory‏ @RoriusMaximus Aug 13
        Replying to @illuusio @sapinker

        Yeah I watched that. I was hoping for a debate. It wasn't.

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. P. Bailliu‏ @BailliuP Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker

        If you dislike Nietzsche maybe you don’t understand him.

        2 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
      3. Benedict‏ @jjbrisson Aug 13
        Replying to @BailliuP @sapinker

        If you listen to Steven's criticism of Nietzsche you would realize, that you are absolutely right.

        2 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
      4. Keith Buchanan‏ @keith81buchanan Aug 13
        Replying to @jjbrisson @BailliuP @sapinker

        Is there some where to read or listen to the criticism?

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. End of conversation
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      2. Todd Dubé‏ @ETCPod Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker

        Atheist as anyone; also a Peterson fan. One doesn't need to take mythology as literal to comprehend the accrued wisdom it contains. Everyone seems to have lost the ability to think beyond a "believe/condemn!" it all dialectic. Black/white tyrannical fanaticism reigns supreme.

        7 replies 2 retweets 120 likes
      3. Reza Mahani‏ @RezaSMahani Aug 13
        Replying to @ETCPod @sapinker

        Metaphoric thinking and deep imagination are dying in our too-literal, hyper-intellectual culture, so everyone sees things in black and white. My interpretation, but I could be wrong.

        3 replies 0 retweets 27 likes
      4. Lividus Aequanimus‏ @brucalivio Aug 13
        Replying to @RezaSMahani @ETCPod @sapinker

        Thought itself is metaphorical. To say that metaphorical thought & language could ever die is incorrect unless we count the death of humanity as a possibility..

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Reza Mahani‏ @RezaSMahani Aug 13
        Replying to @brucalivio @ETCPod @sapinker

        Valid point. We use metaphors at different levels of mental processing When these levels are disjoint & disconnected from the conscious thought processes and decision-making, we observe atrophy of imagination => shallow & meaningless life. My intuition: integration important

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. End of conversation

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