thank you for saying what you said about Joe Rogan. I know nothing about Rogan, but there are people in this world whose minds I enjoy even when I don't share their values on some of their issues. A beautiful mind is a beautiful mind even when I disagree with it. My example is Jordan Petersen, whose mind I adore when he's talking about culture and mythology -- I love the grace of his thought processes and the complexity of his arguments, but who goes off on wacky conspiracy tangents that are less beautiful. Another is queer feminist scholar Jane Ward, whose mind I"m currently head over heels in love with, again for the beauty of her arguments (not her writing, but her arguments) even when her conclusions are counter to mine based on those arguments.
We're smaller and poorer as a culture for having lost the ability to appreciate the beauty of intellect without having to agree with the conclusions.
I'm sorry about your plants! I forgot to bring mine in last night and I'm worried that they got too cold!
I agree about Jordan Peterson except when it comes to historical topics. His ideas about historical facts and trends have some fundamental flaws that undergird incorrect conclusions. This playing fast and loose with facts makes it difficult for me to listen him a whole lot.
agreed. I appreciate his mythological and cultural observations, but pass on his historical and scientific musings, since he is neither historian nor scientist. I’d love to have dinner with him, just for the conversation.
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thank you for saying what you said about Joe Rogan. I know nothing about Rogan, but there are people in this world whose minds I enjoy even when I don't share their values on some of their issues. A beautiful mind is a beautiful mind even when I disagree with it. My example is Jordan Petersen, whose mind I adore when he's talking about culture and mythology -- I love the grace of his thought processes and the complexity of his arguments, but who goes off on wacky conspiracy tangents that are less beautiful. Another is queer feminist scholar Jane Ward, whose mind I"m currently head over heels in love with, again for the beauty of her arguments (not her writing, but her arguments) even when her conclusions are counter to mine based on those arguments.
We're smaller and poorer as a culture for having lost the ability to appreciate the beauty of intellect without having to agree with the conclusions.
I'm sorry about your plants! I forgot to bring mine in last night and I'm worried that they got too cold!
I agree about Jordan Peterson except when it comes to historical topics. His ideas about historical facts and trends have some fundamental flaws that undergird incorrect conclusions. This playing fast and loose with facts makes it difficult for me to listen him a whole lot.
agreed. I appreciate his mythological and cultural observations, but pass on his historical and scientific musings, since he is neither historian nor scientist. I’d love to have dinner with him, just for the conversation.