Reading the Sam Harris/Ezra Klein debate over race and IQ and Charles Murray, I feel confirmed in my argument that so-called “rationalists” like Harris aren’t actually terribly rational people. The way he and David Brooks and others deal with “social justice” arguments is emotional rather than reasoned: instead of actually trying to talk with and empathize with the “social justice warriors” they caricature, they just accuse everyone else of being irrational and “politically correct” and “ideological” and operating in bad faith. Note that there is almost never an attempt by people like Harris or Jonathan Haidt to actually take seriously and understand the arguments being made by the progressive left, even though the first principles of science are humility, self-doubt, and curiosity. As Klein points out, Harris feels confident opining on the Irrational Social Justice Movement despite almost never talking to a single member of this movement. That’s why I think terms like “scientism” are justified to describe this perspective: I Am Reasonable And Everyone Else Is An Irrational Politically Correct Snowflake is not actually the perspective of a scientist, it’s the perspective of an idealogue.
Facewon wrote:https://twitter.com/clairlemon/status/986339790818762752 Editor of quillette in fine form on twitter.
Facewon wrote:https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/07/why-is-charles-murray-odious
Of course he did a massive Murray take down. Forget any other links. This is pretty much all you need.
Facewon wrote:https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/07/why-is-charles-murray-odious
Of course he did a massive Murray take down. Forget any other links. This is pretty much all you need.
hunk wrote:Jrpc has to come back first but I think we scared him off. Again.
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