coyote-1 t1_itwiah2 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:33 PM

There is nothing wrong with Rodgers imagining himself a critical thinker. There is nothing wrong with arriving at different conclusions and standing by them.

But Rodgers did not do that. He instead deliberately misled folks. We all knew he was doing this of course, but no one wanted to press the point. To publicly ”go after” him.

Which is a shame. Because what he was really doing, under the guise of his supposed critical thinking, was STEALING. He disinformed, in order that he might play, in order that he would make money.

nothing philosophical here. His episode is the opposite of philosophy. Anti-woke, indeed.

OceanicLemur t1_itx4u0j wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:08 PM

“The problem with being a critical thinker of this variety, however, is that it can come at the expense of other intellectual virtues. For instance, one important intellectual virtue is that of humility: one needs to be able to recognize what one knows and is capable of finding out, and not try to tackle problems one does not have the training or capacity to meaningfully contribute to. While it is, of course, worthwhile to learn new things, part of being intellectually humble means recognizing when one needs to listen to others.”

I’d say the author disagrees with you saying there’s nothing wrong with Rodgers thinking of himself as a critical thinker.

coyote-1 t1_itxcvsn wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:09 AM

The author is free to do that, as are you.

nonzer0 t1_itxvstw wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:33 AM

The Packers and the NCL knew his vaccine status the entire time. He was tested daily as a non vaxed member of the football team. They all collectively decided that this wasn’t the general public’s business.

AaronRodgersToe t1_itx1a2r wrote on October 26, 2022 at 10:41 PM

What was he stealing in your scenario? His lie served no role in playing or getting paid. (Please look past my username and know I’m genuinely commenting in good faith).

coyote-1 t1_itxd3ik wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Are you saying the Packers would have paid him even if he chose to sit out in support of his erstwhile principles?

AaronRodgersToe t1_itxldq7 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:12 AM

No I’m saying I think you’re confused on the rules. There were no rules stating that he had to sit out or go unpaid if he chose to not get the vaccine. So I don’t know how it’s stealing. And was hoping that you would clarify that.

mdemo23 t1_itye0zx wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:29 AM

I think if you are in a position of public admiration and respect, you have a greater burden of responsibility for the messages you put out into the world. Rodgers branding himself a critical thinker in this case is further reinforcement for others who have drawn the same conclusions from thinking in the same way, and even worse, those who may have been on the fence. It’s not a great source of harm for Joe Shmoe to suffer from Dunning-Kruger, it’s another matter entirely for someone with a platform, who others look up to.