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.
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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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If the person can watch him talk and come away with their opinion that's he's a genius they will be hard to convince otherwise.
lobotomy
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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.
Dont forget how he had to wrestle mike goldberg so that he wouldnt drink more than 2 monster energys per night and say something outof pocket
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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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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