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278. The Matter with Things | Iain McGilchrist

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Why Do You Believe That the Universe Is a Lot Richer Than You Think?

Dawkins and scientists like him, believe in the transcendent object. So they believe that there's an ontology outside of the domain of epistemology. Dawkins always accepts axiomatically, before setting foot in the scientific ring, let's say, that the truth will set you free. The very fact that they elevate truth like that seems to me to suggest a belief in a kind of transcendent set of values.

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