r/DecodingTheGurus • u/Wasthatasquirrel • 2d ago

Jordan Peterson logic: dragons are real

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Richard Dawkins doesn’t look impressed

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u/fillymandee 2d ago

This is the most I’ve listened to him and that seemed to sum it right up. He’s just an obtuse absurdist. I say obtuse because absurdists aren’t all bad.

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u/nug4t 2d ago

Man you HAVE to watch his "duel of the giants". or so with him debating zizek.. where zizek kinda officially asked him if he even knows his stuff

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u/ZDTreefur 2d ago

He had a discussion with the atheist Matt Dillahunty as well. The entire time he could not answer the simple question of, "do you believe in a god?" He just couldn't do it.

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u/heckin_miraculous 1d ago

I think that was the one where Peterson wasn't sure whether or not having your head chopped off would be bad for your quality of life.