tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post6755590575051424675..comments2024-03-27T05:47:21.295-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: Peterson at OCON: A Quick and Dirty ReviewDaniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-6005786872043674242018-11-26T22:35:18.989-08:002018-11-26T22:35:18.989-08:00Turns out Peterson is a New World Order kind of gu...Turns out Peterson is a New World Order kind of guy, according to this new book:<br /><br />"Jordanetics: A Journey Into the Mind of Humanity's Greatest Thinker"<br />by Vox Day, introduction by Milo Yiannopoulos<br /><br />You can get it online from the usual outlets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-71676808047140908862018-08-07T13:07:20.588-07:002018-08-07T13:07:20.588-07:00"Essentially, when it comes to issues of huma..."Essentially, when it comes to issues of human nature, cognition, psychology, evolution, Objectivism transcends facts."<br /><br />O's fatal flaw is its view of human nature, as you well know ("contra human nature"). It originated with Rand's childhood assumptions about the psychology of, in essence, a comic book hero (Cyrus). She said several times that this inspired her view of capital-M Man, which in turn inspired her philosophizing (and the intention of the philosophizing was only ever a tool to create such characters for her novels). Very funny/sad to think about where O. actually comes from--it is certainly an instance of the triviality around which "philosophic" "movements" can be built.<br /><br />Cyrus doesn't need IQ, tradition, the transcendent, community, etc. He fights the Raj's tigers with FREE WILL, by THINKING (like little Alyssa does). Since anyone can THINK if only he or she WILLS it, all people are--in all other respects--equal. Replace "Cyrus" with "Spider-Man" and "tigers" with "the Green Goblin," and neglect to study science, history, anthropology, and maybe you too can be the next "rational philosopher."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-51792742455003347352018-07-15T08:43:06.320-07:002018-07-15T08:43:06.320-07:00Tew analyzes Peterson, Brook, etc. OCON debate
Br...<i>Tew analyzes Peterson, Brook, etc. OCON debate</i><br /><br />Brook, Salmieri, and Ghate do a post-debate analysis here:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lp_raQtc1Q&t=2940s<br /><br />It's curious to watch orthodox Objectivists develop strategies to try to square the Randian view of free will with evolutionary pscyhology. Essentially, when it comes to issues of human nature, cognition, psychology, evolution, Objectivism transcends facts. The Objectivist view of free will is, to borrow a term from Pareto, extra-empirical. It's not supported by the last fifty years of scientific research. When extra-empirical theories, whether religious or ideological in nature, conflict with science, we end up getting these odd attempts to try to rationalize away the differences, and that's what I see in this video.gregnyquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653516868316854941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-6639088029667957942018-07-08T07:10:14.944-07:002018-07-08T07:10:14.944-07:00Tew analyzes Peterson, Brook, etc. OCON debate:
h...Tew analyzes Peterson, Brook, etc. OCON debate:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdsrAtXQ6C0<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-7549722611357367972018-07-08T06:53:33.881-07:002018-07-08T06:53:33.881-07:00"It's like there's an attraction/repu..."It's like there's an attraction/repulsion dynamic going on, and the most likely explanation for this is that, at some very deep level, these Objectivists are not satisfied with their lives. There are parts of their nature, as human beings, that are being trampled on, distorted, mauled by adherence to Randian ideology and what that involves in practice. Tew comes off as an arrogant, absurdly opinionated, fanatical, even hateful ideologue. Is this the kind of person he really wants to be?"<br /><br /><br />Maybe it's a question of jealousy. Objectivism has been an organized movement since the NBI and out of the blue comes Peterson with a number one best seller which is sympathetic to traditional religion, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-75597534761217989242018-07-07T11:01:53.790-07:002018-07-07T11:01:53.790-07:00https://indiameds.in/sexual-wellness
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A millionaire once said that h...<br />Practical IQ Test:<br /><br />A millionaire once said that he didn't need any education------<br /><br />he had a million bucks!<br /><br />I can't argue with that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-82628154366906786252018-07-04T16:52:40.200-07:002018-07-04T16:52:40.200-07:00One thing Peterson knows something about, both as ...One thing Peterson knows something about, both as a researcher and clinician, is IQ. He discussed this at 25 on. Salmieri and Brook wisely decided not to challenge him on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com