I genuinely can't think of a better example of a modern day sophist than Jordan Peterson.
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Yeah, though the "intellectual dark web" may as well be the modern sophists guild
There is a great impression of him talking about Burger King that I have to share. He's doing this same kind of stupidity in this video. https://youtu.be/-BDgQMGs7Mc
So close to the real thing that it wasn't funny or entertaining to me, just another instance of me being annoyed by Jordan Peterson even when it wasn't actually him.
Watching him debate those atheists was painful. His debating technique is beyond stupid.
- Make a statement that is at best wildly controversial and at worst blatantly untrue
- Redefine the words in that statement to make it vacuously true and completely uninteresting
- When challenged, say that you don't care about common parlance
- Everyone loses, because this debate is now pointless and annoying
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Stupid People glom onto him like he's a genius. I guess he kinda is a genius compared to the average Trump voter.
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Some person was showing me videos of him and telling me he was very smart, does anyone happen to know some good examples to get him to reconsider?
any of the debates against Matt Dillahunty or Sam Harris. he gets spanked pretty bad. they are a long watch though.
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Some More News has an interesting take down of JP from a couple of years ago that totally isn't 3 hours long that I really enjoyed. There's also a newer one released last week, but I haven't watched it yet.
Ask about his Benzo addiction that literally gave him brain damage. Which was what all his doctors predicted would happen.
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I like a lot of JPs stuff l. He intruduced me to a lot of concepts but ironically i must warn that his content really is for the thinking man in the sense that you need to stay vigilant to spot the cintradictions with reality. Cleaning your room doesnt fix dating or the job market for instance and sometimes those realities that go beyond our own self discipline and talent really are overwhelming.
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I think Rogan was the smarter one.
Actually, I know Rogan is smarter. Rogan had a craft as a fight commentator; that's a skill that takes knowledge in both tv presentation and fighting. And I bet you rogan easily talk for a full day about Pride FC without repeating a point.
JP knows how fill an essay up to four paragraphs.
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I sometimes just feel bad for him, like I want to give him a big hug and talk about addictions.
He's just such a sad man
Sophists are not edgy and clever. They're asocial and annoying to be around.
Vodka with my Big Mac
I've had that quite a few times. Doesn't really go together but rather they go sequentially. First you drink vodka then later on you want greasy shit
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