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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
He's really not and neither are you. In terms of the tradition of philosophy you guys are, bluntly, nobodies. You haven't got any credibility because you haven't got any body of work that would entail credibility. Show at least a tiny bit of intellectual humility - I mean, if it was "I'm not convinced by Mill's views about the importance of having free reign for competing ideas for a variety of reasons", fine, reasonable people can disagree. But "this entire philosophical concept is embarrassing! People who think this is true aren't just mistaken, they should be embarrassed!" That kind of statement... you're only embarrassing yourself.
The things mentioned in the paragraph I specifically referenced are totally in line with what I originally said about the guy - that he's a nutbar and says a bunch of things that not only don't make sense but don't even offer the pretense of trying to make sense. More than that, the context he's making those comments in that paragraph are in reference to the exact same debates that are being referenced in that paragraph (particularly the one with Sam Harris). So, yeah, not really a change in my own viewpoint on who Peterson has always been as a thinker, there... he's saying roughly the same stuff I was on page 1 of this thread. It's certainly fair to say my opinion of Peterson has changed for the worse over time, but it was already pretty low to begin with.
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He said the term was embarrassing, not the concept. Forget posting up our resumes for clout in conversations around philosophy on a hockey message board, are you even qualified to read?
Just kidding of course. I’m sure you are. Maybe. I hope.
I wasn’t pointing out that your position has changed, I was pointed out that you pull out this “you’re not qualified!!!” thing, often while completely misunderstanding or misrepresenting what people are saying, even in times you agree with what they’re saying.
And like… I can’t imagine anyone cares whether you think they’re qualified or competent. You’re as much a nobody as anybody. So… relax?