To make progress on climate change, we must move past doomsday scenarios

Re:To make progress on climate change, we must move past doo... by prepend on Friday November 26, 2021 @06:53AM (#29349416)

I’m not sure Id say his life is in shambles, but I don’t think, logically, your post makes sense.

Philosophy doesn’t have to be based on individual actions and results to be helpful.

Would you say Socrates shouldn’t be listened to because his life ended in shambles? Peterson isn’t anywhere near Socrates, but I find it interesting that you would discount his information because of his personal life.

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Re:To make progress on climate change, we must move past doo... by yosito on Friday November 26, 2021 @07:16AM (#29349567)

Was Socrates a drug addict trying to give people mental health advice for money?

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Re:To make progress on climate change, we must move past doo... by roenxi on Friday November 26, 2021 @07:42AM (#29349745)

I am put in mind of a really great passage on Wikipedia. There is no requirement that people lead a conventional life before passing out some good ideas.

> ... There he passed his philosophy of Cynicism to Crates, who taught it to Zeno of Citium, who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring schools of Greek philosophy...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes

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Re:To make progress on climate change, we must move past doo... by prepend on Friday November 26, 2021 @10:13AM (#29350914)

I mean, yes he sort of was.

You know Peterson is a licensed clinical psychologist right? It’s literally his job to give mental health advice for money.

Or are you just against mental health workers getting paid?

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