Questions About 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

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does citing Adolf Hitler as a resource invalidate the whole message of the book?

K They say there are no dumb questions. I commend John for pushing the limits of that saying to the breaking point.

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Why is Peterson getting so much hate?

Megan It's also probably because he talks about owning your mistakes and not blaming others all the time. Lots of people want to play the victim card and be…moreIt's also probably because he talks about owning your mistakes and not blaming others all the time. Lots of people want to play the victim card and believe they've done no wrong and that's simply not true.(less)

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is it possible that reader partisanship has blinded readers to the obvious lacunae and faults in this mess of pottage perpetrated by Petrerson?

Megan Can you stop asking ridiculous questions trying to stir up hate for something I'm sure you haven't even bothered opening?…moreCan you stop asking ridiculous questions trying to stir up hate for something I'm sure you haven't even bothered opening?(less)

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The notion that "Hitler was a human" is highly questionable. what kind of humanism is that?

Joost Noordermeer It is exactly this kind of thinking that is extremely dangerous according to Peterson. He states that it is important to realize your own tendency and…moreIt is exactly this kind of thinking that is extremely dangerous according to Peterson. He states that it is important to realize your own tendency and capacity for extremely dark and evil deeds. Hitler (and Stalin) are extreme forms of this, but a lot of regular Germans committed horrible deeds during the second World War. Many of whom most likely didn't realize they were capable of doing so before the war began. He also frequently uses the Stanford Prison experiment as evidence for this point. In that experiment random students were capable, within a matter of days, of becoming tyrants.(less)

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Is there a way to give a 0-star rating?

Zumbruk Sadly not. Much as I would like to have given it one. It really should be possible to give zero-star ratings to books where you'd rather have been doi…moreSadly not. Much as I would like to have given it one. It really should be possible to give zero-star ratings to books where you'd rather have been doing something, anything, other than reading them.(less)

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