Saving room for dogma in the classroom
Saving room for dogma in the classroom
This topic has interested me lately and I want to summarize my thoughts. I approach it with a potent dose of skepticism regarding the legitimacy of meta-ethics, but the topic extends farther than just that. When I originally created this meme, it was meant as a jab at Jordan Peterson and his half-baked attempts at injecting theology into the academic classroom by muddying the word for "God" with Jungian psychology. I am an ego theistic Buddhist so you have to excuse my hypocrisy here. I actually largely agree with Jordan Peterson's views on god. God did not make us, but rather we invented God(s) as socially constructed vehicles for rational and self-awareness. We don't need god anymore and this psychological trigger can be exploited very easily.
That's not what I meant. You interpreted that subjectively. - Jordan Peterson probably
Dogma is a social virus
The issue with dogma is it justifies cult like blind faith. With any academic study once we reached a point of unknown it is easy to use "God" as the scape goat. I assume this is a normal human reaction when faced with any existential fear. It's entirely rational, yet it leaves the door wide open for irrationality. If we understand that "God" is just a metaphor for the unknown though then why not just be honest about it and drop out the nomenclature? Why must we cater to religious interests in the classroom? I feel like the only logical reason to make the bridge between theism and sociology would be a washing of the student’s cognition and previous misconceptions. This would be an essential part of any liberal arts education as Abrahamic religions still hold a tight grip on society.
So, does this mean we should favor atheism more? That's a tough question because I don't think the world is ready for staunch atheism yet. I am worried that this would escalate the misconception currently in America that college campuses are camps of liberal indoctrination. I would have to say yes though. Maybe not the "God doesn't exist" version, but religious studies that shows this conversation should be a prerequisite before any philosophy courses.
If it was up to me I would make a religious studies class a freshmen course and mandatory prerequisite regardless of major. For now, make sure to leave a little room for theism, but don't save room for dogma in the classroom. Be very cynical to such topics as meta-ethics.
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