Hey, remember how bad the Equifax breach of personal information was? I'm sure these Russian spies had a whole bunch of other channels for such illicit information available to them, but what's to say that we all won't one day have the honor of being dedrauded by a foreign agent?

https://www.lawfareblog.com/russian-influence-campaign-whats-latest-mueller-indictment

That's not important to our leaders, though. What's important is making sure America stays whiter for longer through immigration policy - that's the primary GOP action item.

By the way, I'm not pulling this out of my ass:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump-immigration-plan-could-keep-whites-in-u-s-majority-for-up-to-five-more-years/?utm_term=.67e2fd8ab18d

Republicans are trying to pump the brakes on demographic changes to keep America whiter, because that will keep them in power without having to change how they operate.

since this has become the sick Peterson burns thread: https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/965326368836898818

Nearly three-quarters of Americans age 17 to 24 are ineligible for the military due to obesity, other health problems, criminal backgrounds or lack of education, according to government data.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/pentagon-buildup-troop-recruiting-shortage-351365



Christ, are we really that bad? Is being a healthy weight with a degree that rare?

E1: DEF. 1. By that which is self-caused, I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent.

E1: DEF. 2. A thing is called finite after its kind, when it can be limited by another thing of the same nature; for instance, a body is called finite because we always conceive another greater body. So, also, a thought is limited by another thought, but a body is not limited by thought, nor a thought by body.

E1: DEF. 3. By substance, I mean that which is in itself, and is conceived through itself: in other words, that of which a conception can be formed independently of any other conception.

E1: DEF. 4. By attribute, I mean that which the intellect perceives as constituting the essence of substance.

E1: DEF. 5. By mode, I mean the modifications ["Affectiones"] of substance, or that which exists in, and is conceived through, something other than itself.

E1: DEF. 6. By God, I mean a being absolutely infinite--that is, a substance consisting in infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality.
Explanation.--I say absolutely infinite, not infinite after its kind: for, of a thing infinite only after its kind, infinite attributes may be denied; but that which is absolutely infinite, contains in its essence whatever expresses reality, and involves no negation.

E1: DEF. 7. That thing is called free, which exists solely by the necessity of its own nature, and of which the action is determined by itself alone. On the other hand, that thing is necessary, or rather constrained, which is determined by something external to itself to a fixed and definite method of existence or action.

E1: DEF. 8. By eternity, I mean existence itself, in so far as it is conceived necessarily to follow solely from the definition of that which is eternal.

The explanation that he was just a mediocre professor at a backwater university who became famous for no good reason at all is making more sense to me every day.

Maybe he had these axioms in mind?

The explanation that he was just a mediocre professor at a backwater university who became famous for no good reason at all is making more sense to me every day.

I've encountered more than a couple college professors whose general opinion I'd never trust on finer intellectual questions, and I don't see why this guy is any different. Actually I don't know if I've ever had a professor as bad as Peterson, even at community college.

Jordan Peterson doesn’t belong there.

I actually didn't even know what university he went to. I am well aware of University of Toronto.

I am pretty sure I misremembered something that you wrote about his background. Actually I think it was something about growing up in (edit: rural) Alberta.

Let's agree that religion is based on unproven assumptions by definition, and therefore independent of all scientific inquiry. This means that belief in God is simply an axiom, and one can choose to either accept, or reject it.