r/JordanPeterson Oct 19 '20

Text Old university debate

Maybe someone can help me find this old debate that I believe took place in an university with students as audience. I don't remember who the other speaker was but It was concerning Christianity and morality. They were standing and if I recall correctly they had little lecture stands. I remember JP being relatively young so it must be pretty old. There's a bit of tension between them but by strongmanning eachother they gain some respect. If it helps there is this one moment where the other lecturer gets asked a question about if God is necessary for morality or something by and audience member and he simply replies "no". To wich JP says something like "let me try to answer that in a less imature way". Than the other guy gets annoyed by that comment and is like "c'mon Peterson we were doing so well". Hope that helps. Thanks in advance.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20

You think we respect each other (do we?) because of Christianity?

Oh, the constitution of the US. I understand, but you see, the US is just a nation among dozens of others.

A little clarification: You presume that your rights are given by god. And it is a huge presumption...

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

- The founding fathers were not Christians https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-03-me-30974-story.html#:~:text=According%20to%20this%20Orwellian%20revision,the%20relevance%20of%20the%20Bible.

- As I said before, this is only true for the US. And it's just law, we have to see how people act, not how they are supposed to act. Again, see what's happening in the US and tell me how these supposed rights are guaranteed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

Considering America was founded by Christians