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<div>'''Doctor Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12th, 1962) is a [[Canadian]] professor of [[psychology]] at the University of [[Toronto]], clinical psychologist, and best-selling [[author]]. Peterson is known for writing the multi-million-copy international bestseller ''12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos'', which reached #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the [[US]], [[Canada]], the [[UK]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Brazil]] and [[Norway]], and now slated for translation into 50 languages.<br />
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==Religious Views==<br />
Peterson has detailed his struggles with his religious beliefs. He draws many influences from [[Christianity]], and bases his moral and societal views in Christian teaching, but criticizes Christian establishments such as the [[Catholic Church]] for its scandals, saying that they deter him from Christian ideas<ref>https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/1-april/news/world/jordan-peterson-describes-his-difficulties-with-christianity</ref>. He has described himself as a Christian in the past<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIB05YeMiW8.</ref>, but when later asked if he believes in God, Peterson said: "I think the proper response to that is No, but I'm afraid He might exist"<ref>Blatchford, Christie (January 19, 2018). "[https://nationalpost.com/feature/christie-blatchford-sits-down-with-warrior-for-common-sense-jordan-peterson Christie Blatchford sits down with 'warrior for common sense' Jordan Peterson]". National Post. Retrieved January 19, 2018</ref>. <br />
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He has also cited [[Carl Jung]] as an influence on his philosophical beliefs.<br />
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==Political Views==<br />
Peterson describes himself as a [[classical liberal]] and a [[traditionalism|traditionalist]]. He does not consider himself a [[right-wing]]er, despite being pegged as one by the [[liberal media]], who also smear him as "[[fascist]]" and "[[alt-right]]". He has said that both political extremes are "equally dangerous", and criticizes [[identity politics]]. Fans of Peterson have told him that he actually de-radicalized them from political fringes, contrary to what liberals claim. <br />
He is also a harsh critic of post-[[modernist]] [[leftism]] and [[political correctness]], suggesting that college students avoid subjects like women's studies, racial and ethnic studies, sociology, and English literature, among other fields of academia he believes are infiltrated by [[Neo-marxism|Neo-Marxists]].<br />
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In a 2018 interview with [[CBC|CBC News]], [[far-left]] psychology professor Bernard Schiff, who is also from the University of Toronto, claimed that Peterson was "dangerous" and that he was encouraging "misogyny" among his following<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf303jRvJ9o Is Jordan Peterson dangerous?] at CBC News YouTube channel ('''Warning:''' Contains fake news and manipulated content)</ref>. When posted to [[YouTube]], the CBC's video of the interview was heavily ratioed and criticized, with it receiving an average of around 11 dislikes for every like it received (over 22,000 dislikes vs. less than 2,000 likes), while commentors pointed out, among other criticisms, Peterson's comments and opinions being intentionally taken out of context and misrepresented by Schiff and CBC News reporter Wendy Mesley (who conducted the interview) as well as unprofessional journalism on the network's part.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[YouTube videos with an atheistic, classical liberalism, political viewpoint see a decline going from 2017 to present]]<br />
* [[Intellectual Dark Web]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/ Peterson's Website]<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLoG9zBvvLQ Postmodernism and Cultural Marxism | Jordan B. Peterson - YouTube]<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTwEFa5NW2k Peterson Family Update - February 2020 - YouTube]<br />
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