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Not a movie but the biblical lectures of Jordan Peterson. Made me start to understand the bible and christianity from a scientific perspective. From there rea
by alfor 2y ago
Not a movie but the biblical lectures of Jordan Peterson.
Made me start to understand the bible and christianity from a scientific perspective.
From there reading the bible understanding more about the roots of our culture and seing the constant propaganda against it in the media, the movies, etc.
It's been eye opening.
Then you can read Atlass shrugged and live not by lies.
I used to be very progressive, left leaning, not anymore.
- hulitu 2y agoLife of Brian is also good.
- alfor 2y agoYes, it's funny. You can't be funny without telling the truth.
- BMc2020 2y agoI thing you'll like 'A Brief Look at Jordan Peterson'. It's on youtube on a channel called 'Some More News'.
- tim333 2y agoI watched a bit of that and a bit of the start of the biblical lectures (https://youtu.be/f-wWBGo6a2w https://youtu.be/f-wWBGo6a2w) The Some More News is a bit unfair in that he's going on about something he doesn't understand - climate science. Whereas on his home turf of the Bible he's pretty good. I mean if you'd interviewed Einstein on say salsa dancing you might have thought he's an idiot. It's not a good way to judge.
- defrost 2y agoAt just under three hours it's still shorter than Peterson answering a Y/N question.
- lll-o-lll 2y agoIs that intended as a snide criticism? I see so often an attempt to force “controversial” commentators into answering “yes or no!” as some sort of “gotcha”. Often the argument is that simplistic reduction of a nuanced stance is the actual problem being argued against. I see no issue with refusal to engage in the game as rigged by an opponent.
- defrost 2y agoNothing snide there at all, he's a straight up mediocre waffling university house chair warmer. After 40 odd years avoiding such time wasters in AU, the UK, the US, Canada, etc. it was kind of odd to see a small part of the zeitgeist latch onto and elevate him.
- alfor 2y agoEither he has something interesting to say but it take some effort to understand or you are right. Choose your adventure
- 082349872349872 2y agoGerman has the word "Jein", allowing people to quickly answer neither yes nor no.
- alfor 2y agoIt's not very convincing. JBP is an academic and yes he is a bit hard to understand, that doesn't mean that it's nonsense, just that it will take more time to grasp his positions. You can start with his university class in psycology: personality and transformation, I think it's the easiest starting point. Then map of meaning. I much prefer his lectures, live talks and podcast to the writings that are contrived and a bit overworked to my taste.
- wenebego 2y agoConsidering the video is 3 hours long and you replied 1 hour after it being suggested, is it possible you didnt watch the whole thing and might be missing the convincing portion?
- alfor 2y agoI started and it was ad hominem right at the start. So I judged it was not worth watching the whole thing. Is there a section I should watch? What are the arguments against him? I have watched all his university class and most of his talk, 100's of hours of material. I am very familiar with his positions. But when I first heard about him I had a strong reaction against his positions and his complicated language. I was primed by CBC to hate him and I was trying to find a good reason. At the same time my cursiosity was activated so I watch him more and understood more and more. So yes, he is not easy to understand, it take a lot of effort but it's been worth it for me.
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- 082349872349872 2y agoIf you're reading the bible, you might like Abelard, Sic et Non. Also: Tanakh commentary.