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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
One things that emerges from a lot of these interviews is that most journalists are scientifically illiterate. I know that Peterson throws a lot of ideas around, and not all of them are scientifically sound. But most of them are.
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Some of them are. Some are pop psychology garbage with a spattering of Social Science 101. I think Peterson should stick to public commentary on his discipline and not venture off to subjects not in his wheelhouse. I tell this to academics all the time, especially when the discussion of academic freedom rears its ugly head. Academic freedom affords you the latitude to explore controversial subject matter relating to your subject of study, as defined in your syllabus, no more, no less. Academic freedom ceases the second you leave the safe harbor of your classroom. I am surprised Peterson has not been challenged on his commentary by his faculty and by his institution.
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Like the fact that monogamy developed as a way to stabilize society from the problems caused by lots of men without mates. That's pretty soundly established science. But it's soundly established science that rubs the wrong away against a lot of our fuzzy modern notions and ideals. This is the kind of thing I'm talking about when I say that it's the left, increasingly, who are running afoul of scientific truth. And when science runs contrary to their values and beliefs, it's their values and beliefs that win out. Just as it is with religious conservatives.
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That's interesting. I'd like to see the studies on that. I've read studies that say our adoption of monogamy goes against our biological instincts and survival needs as a species. Less than 5% of all species on this planet adopt monogamous relationships. It has been suggested that the only reason that the great apes established the level of monogamy they did was to prevent rivals from killing their offspring. Even then, strict monogamy in a troop is not all that common. Seems we like to spread our seed, and it's part of what made us successful as a species.