"Interest" is not un-progressive, uncritical acceptance would be. WJ was interested in why and how others' beliefs (of all sorts) motivated them, and he did believe in believing; but he did not accept all beliefs at face value. https://t.co/RGAKH9yeUW
— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) June 7, 2021
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Monday, June 7, 2021
WJ's occult-progressive paradox
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