Doctor Scratch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:42 am
Wow….you read his Facebook page every day? You must be quite a fan.
I am a huge fan. Dr Peterson is highly intelligent, articulate, insightful, witty, and engaging. I am just one of hundreds of people who actively follow his Facebook posts.
And that’s interesting that you don’t see any of his efforts as “apologetic.” (And this includes “Interpreter,” too, I guess? I can’t help but wonder what you thought of the articles on, e.g., the Transhumanists, or Jonathan Neville, or Gee’s piece on the JSPP.)
I said I saw very little, which isn't the same as "don't see any." And, yes, that includes Interpreter, though I mostly stick to the Come Follow Me material.
I am aware that Dr. Peterson has been extensively involved in the Witnesses movie and video casts, etc. over the last several years. And, while they may provide some apologetic utility, they seem to me to be more gathering oriented. The same is true for the group travel activities he has participated in.
If memory serves me correctly, the only mention Dr. Peterson made on Facebook that harks back to his days on apologetic discussion boards was back last summer when he posted a brief correct of certain false allegations made against him personally by someone he simply identified as his "internet stalker" and that persons "informant." But, this, too, wasn't apologetic in nature.
He simply moved to a different venue where he could utilize censorship to his advantage. The nature of what he did on the boards didn’t really change.
I was an active participant on that board as well, and recall the bogus charges of using censorship to his advantage. He wasn't a censor, and people, such as myself, who were favorable to his position, were being censored there as well. As it was, he left that board before me alsol.
I was referring more specifically to Mopologetics, and especially to FAIR Mormon. Once upon a time, you attended a FAIR Conference, no? Do you still go to them, or do you have any meaningful involvement with FAIR?
I don't attend any more, though I have watched some of the presentation online once they become available for free. Dr. Peterson tends to be an annual presenter, but his last talk regarding apologetics was back in 2018. It is instructive:
https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/con ... hy-and-how
Thanks, Wade Englund