6/26/20

Jordan Peterson on the power of Ideology to bring Hell on Earth

Like millions others around the world, I've engaging with the thought of Jordan Peterson in recent years and profited from doing so.

While we do have some philosophical differences, I think Peterson's critique of Ideology-based censorship (sometimes colloquially referred to as "political correctness") and his critique of Intersectional Ideology (also known as Critical Theory, Cultural Marxism, Intersectional Feminism, Grievance Studies, Liberation Theology, Politics of Emancipation, Social Justice Ideology and so on) is extremely timely, important, and perhaps even Prophetic in this particular cultural moment.

I also respect his unswerving commitment to remain civil with his debate opponents, who are not always so civil with him.

So here is a video that describes how radical ideologies, when they become all-consuming (or, as we Christians would say, when they become "idols") also become murderous and deeply de-humanizing.  We need only pay attention to history (so difficult to do in our distracted age) to see that this is in fact the case: 

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