Dan Peterson on Apologetics

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

is he a jerk on the internet or something? I have no conception of his personlity, online or offline.

Peterson of course is on the LDS payroll. On the FAIR boards he's kind of like a bouncer. What he does is try to lord his expertise over everyone. But as he admits in the article ("no uncontested slam dunks") he's mostly just trying to confuse and obfuscate. Truth is his last priority. But he's just doing his job.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Peterson of course is on the LDS payroll. On the FAIR boards he's kind of like a bouncer. What he does is try to lord his expertise over everyone. But as he admits in the article ("no uncontested slam dunks") he's mostly just trying to confuse and obfuscate. Truth is his last priority. But he's just doing his job.

so if I just click on the link under your name, I can get to some of his posts?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Peterson of course is on the LDS payroll. On the FAIR boards he's kind of like a bouncer. What he does is try to lord his expertise over everyone. But as he admits in the article ("no uncontested slam dunks") he's mostly just trying to confuse and obfuscate. Truth is his last priority. But he's just doing his job.

In other words, he kicks your ass.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

But as he admits in the article ("no uncontested slam dunks") he's mostly just trying to confuse and obfuscate. Truth is his last priority.

Birds of a feather...

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

so if I just click on the link under your name, I can get to some of his posts?

yes.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

In other words, he kicks your ass.

No. I dunk over him.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

No. I dunk over him.

Right. That's why you despise him. You don't hate the guy you can beat.

[ERCougar]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

is he a jerk on the internet or something? I have no conception of his personlity, online or offline.

From what I've read of him, he's a little like Tex--smart guy but can sometimes come off a little...asshole-ish?

In fairness to him, I think his adversaries can be just as bad or worse.

And no, I don't have any links or examples. Just a general feel.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by ERCougar

From what I've read of him, he's a little like Tex--smart guy but can sometimes come off a little...asshole-ish?

In fairness to him, I think his adversaries can be just as bad or worse.

And no, I don't have any links or examples. Just a general feel.

He should take the Pelagius approach and let his arguments speak for themselves, without having to underscore where he feels he womped somebody.

I much appreciate a Pelagius or SEIQ approach, even Professor Mauss, to a Peterson approach. He's devoted, but I don't find his approach very enlightening. Granted, I have not read everything he's posted or published.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Right. That's why you despise him. You don't hate the guy you can beat.

I don't despise him. I said he's just earning a living He's a tool. It's not easy to be a PhD in ancient relgions and find a job in your field. Academia is ridiculously, almost impossibly competitive. I bet he tried and failed to get real tenure track jobs. Goob for him making his niche in his chosen field, even if he is a mercenary.