Peterson is hoping for a fix from within the intellectual and cultural system that will somehow maintain it. That isn't possible. A system built on Judaism and Christianity does not survive their rejection. And the new forces at work cannot maintain any similar system.
For example, Billboard Chris writes, “And if you believe in evolution, this ideology is stating that somehow one billion years of the process of natural selection has failed, and it's now up to a pharmaceutical company to help our children be their true selves." In fact, the Top People now do not really believe in science OR religion. They believe in getting or keeping power, however they do it. There is no hope for Peterson here. In fact, he has been Canceled by his own profession in Canada.
Yes, Kant would have considered Peterson's argument for adopting Christian values as a hypothetical imperative, as opposed to a categorical imperative, which is a moral action governed by intrinsic truth. However, Dawkjns' entire morality necessarily must be grounded in hypothetical imperatives, simply because he is a materialist-reductionist. That's really why western culture is facing an existential crisis right now.
Peterson is hoping for a fix from within the intellectual and cultural system that will somehow maintain it. That isn't possible. A system built on Judaism and Christianity does not survive their rejection. And the new forces at work cannot maintain any similar system.
For example, Billboard Chris writes, “And if you believe in evolution, this ideology is stating that somehow one billion years of the process of natural selection has failed, and it's now up to a pharmaceutical company to help our children be their true selves." In fact, the Top People now do not really believe in science OR religion. They believe in getting or keeping power, however they do it. There is no hope for Peterson here. In fact, he has been Canceled by his own profession in Canada.
Yes, Kant would have considered Peterson's argument for adopting Christian values as a hypothetical imperative, as opposed to a categorical imperative, which is a moral action governed by intrinsic truth. However, Dawkjns' entire morality necessarily must be grounded in hypothetical imperatives, simply because he is a materialist-reductionist. That's really why western culture is facing an existential crisis right now.