Sam Harris versus Jordan Peterson Debate: Who Was The Real Winner?
If you are anything like myself, you probably took a few sittings to digest the entirety of the two-part debate between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson held by Pangburn Philosophy.
However, if you similarly realized the magnitude of the discussion, you will have sat through it readily, as I did.
This event was a meeting of intellectual juggernauts, with Sam Harris on one hand, an author, prominent atheist and Neuroscientist, and on the other, Mr. Jordan Peterson, Psychology professor at the University of Toronto in Canada and now bestselling author of ‘12 Rules to Life: an Antidote to Chaos.’
Finally, moderating the debate was Bret Weinstein, author and Professor of Biology at Evergreen State.
The debate centered around a litany of subjects, though it revolved primarily around issues of religion and morality. Both Peterson and Harris are no strangers to these realms of discussion, as Harris rose to fame alongside the likes of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and the late Christopher Hitchens, a group who were later known as the ‘New Atheists’ or ‘Four Horsemen.’
Peterson, on the other hand, known for his contrarian opinions and his intellectual discussions, held a series of Biblical lectures last year which he later posted on…
