Poll of the Day > Who is more useful? Jordan Peterson or a Psychic?

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I'd spend my money on the Psychic. At least I'd end up with a good time. Both of them are Self-Help professionals but at least the Psychic is going to be less esoteric than JP.
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Well, psychics are fakes trying to bilk people out of money so... I guess Jordan?
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I'd never heard of Jordan Peterson, and suddenly he's everywhere and I don't know why.

Uglyface2 posted...

I'd never heard of Jordan Peterson, and suddenly he's everywhere and I don't know why.

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Blightzkrieg posted...

Uglyface2 posted...

I'd never heard of Jordan Peterson, and suddenly he's everywhere and I don't know why.

I mean... those really are mostly all actual groups that exist in America

Did you know that Jordan Peterson actually believes that twined snakes in ancient art represent DNA?

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/jordan-peterson-believes-ancient-chinese-had-knowledge-of-dna-double-helix

I don't know what to say to that, except that people have had so many wrong ideas about how the human body works that it would be very surprising if we had some unconscious understanding of something as microscopic as DNA. It just doesn't seem evolutionarily necessary for people to have such detailed knowledge of their bodies.

Quickly Googling it suggests that twined snakes are just a yin-yang--type symbol. Maybe it's a common symbol because people do seem to have a special ability to notice snakes and snake-like objects, which presumably evolved because prehistoric people had to deal with a lot of dangerous snakes.

http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/10/15/double-snakes-caduceus-symbolic-meaning/
https://www.livescience.com/2348-fear-snakes.html

Blightzkrieg posted...

Uglyface2 posted...

I'd never heard of Jordan Peterson, and suddenly he's everywhere and I don't know why.

Neither have I, is it a good or a bad thing that I am on his villain list?
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

is it a good or a bad thing that I am on his villain list?

Which thing on his villain list are you?

OmegaM posted...

Which thing on his villain list are you?

Modern Socialist. So probably "The Left" and "Leftist Academic".
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Judgmenl posted...

Both of them are Self-Help professionals but at least the Psychic is going to be less esoteric than JP.

I like JBP, but jeez I gotta agree with this. Those Jungian types are more than a little 'out there' and he's very very into Carl Jung.

Blightzkrieg posted...

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I see there's a handy guide for brainlets who want to be JBP contrarians.
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It depends on whether the psychic has doxxed anybody
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People talk shit about him but guarantee he's smarter than anyone who visits this board

But seriously who is he?
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Andromicus posted...

But seriously who is he?

He's a clinical Psychologist who's made a name for himself by pissing off regressive leftist.
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OniRonin posted...

It depends on whether the psychic has doxxed anybody

Real life psychic where "doxxing" doesn't exist.
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People don't like JP and throw everything he says out because of it. Hitler wanted to ban smoking, but that doesn't mean everyone should start buying cigarettes to spite him. It's the same with JP's free speech points.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

People don't like JP and throw everything he says out because of it. Hitler wanted to ban smoking, but that doesn't mean everyone should start buying cigarettes to spite him. It's the same with JP's free speech points.

We don't throw any of what he says out, it's just that he isn't saying anything that isn't self-evident.
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JP taught me to take responsibility and "clean up my room" before I try to manage the world.

Judgmenl posted...

OniRonin posted...

It depends on whether the psychic has doxxed anybody

Real life psychic where "doxxing" doesn't exist.

Again, all "real-life" psychics are con artists because psychic powers don't exist. Sylvia Browne (once convicted of fraud) even claimed to have had a vision that one of Ariel Castro's victims was already dead and, iirc, the girl's mother went to her own grave believing that -- and may have even suffered the earlier death as a result.
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Zeus posted...

Judgmenl posted...

OniRonin posted...

It depends on whether the psychic has doxxed anybody

Real life psychic where "doxxing" doesn't exist.

Again, all "real-life" psychics are con artists because psychic powers don't exist. Sylvia Browne (once convicted of fraud) even claimed to have had a vision that one of Ariel Castro's victims was already dead and, iirc, the girl's mother went to her own grave believing that -- and may have even suffered the earlier death as a result.

Why blame only the "psychic"? People believing in that shit is the problem too.
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

Judgmenl posted...

OniRonin posted...

It depends on whether the psychic has doxxed anybody

Real life psychic where "doxxing" doesn't exist.

Again, all "real-life" psychics are con artists because psychic powers don't exist. Sylvia Browne (once convicted of fraud) even claimed to have had a vision that one of Ariel Castro's victims was already dead and, iirc, the girl's mother went to her own grave believing that -- and may have even suffered the earlier death as a result.

Why blame only the "psychic"? People believing in that shit is the problem too.

The majority of blame always lies on the con artist rather than the conned. The two aren't equally at fault, especially when a calculating criminal is taking advantage of a desperate, emotionally-unstable person.
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He's an intelligent man worth listening to if you have the time. Knows a lot about people and how they operate, and gives good self improvement advice
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joemodda posted...

He's an intelligent man worth listening to if you have the time. Knows a lot about people and how they operate, and gives good self improvement advice

Yeah honedyly politics is just a small part of all that he talks about but if you say even one negative thing about leftists, they make you a villain that needs to be destroyed

Zeus posted...

The majority of blame always lies on the con artist rather than the conned. The two aren't equally at fault, especially when a calculating criminal is taking advantage of a desperate, emotionally-unstable person.

That argument would only be valid if you were talking about somebody taking advantage of somebody else monetarily. People believing in psychics are just dumb.
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Both are interesting to listen to, but ultimately contribute nothing.
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

The majority of blame always lies on the con artist rather than the conned. The two aren't equally at fault, especially when a calculating criminal is taking advantage of a desperate, emotionally-unstable person.

That argument would only be valid if you were talking about somebody taking advantage of somebody else monetarily. People believing in psychics are just dumb.

or grieving and willing to believe any bs for comfort
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

The majority of blame always lies on the con artist rather than the conned. The two aren't equally at fault, especially when a calculating criminal is taking advantage of a desperate, emotionally-unstable person.

That argument would only be valid if you were talking about somebody taking advantage of somebody else monetarily. People believing in psychics are just dumb.

And people with a missing kid or a recently-deceased relative tend to be more open to belief due to their emotional state.
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Zeus posted...

And people with a missing kid or a recently-deceased relative tend to be more open to belief due to their emotional state.

So still dumb then. Being emotional shouldn't throw all logic out the window. Especially if you never believed in shit like that before.
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It's kind of hilarious how overweight male feminists manage to try and discredit anyone who makes valid claims against feminism.
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Revelation34 posted...

Zeus posted...

And people with a missing kid or a recently-deceased relative tend to be more open to belief due to their emotional state.

So still dumb then. Being emotional shouldn't throw all logic out the window. Especially if you never believed in shit like that before.

What a sheltered life you must have lived to not be able to empathise.
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