Does a degree in Psychology help you not lose arguments?

[Anonymous]

Psychological Warfare

[_Maya_]

It does indeed. I have never lost an argument. I am always right. Just ask anyone I know. Even if I bait someone into an argument I don't lose. I only have my undergrad in psych. I guess that means when I finish my master's degree I will be a master baiter. I will have completed my life's mission at that point I think. Just ask my other half if I never lose an argument. If she says I do then there will be an argument... which she will lose.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Had to chuckle a bit at "master baiter"! 🍻

[_Maya_]

@GuyAnswersGirls123 😆 I couldn't resist. I am in a weird mood today.

[Asker]

@GuyAnswersGirls123 Your user name is funnier lol

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

@Asker actually it was the name recommended to me by the site. I was deliberating over the alias and there was a pop up and at the top was "GuyAnswersGirls123" so I figured that works!

[_Maya_]

@GuyAnswersGirls123 Be happy to talk about it if you have questions. I just have my undergrad in psych tho. My masters is in criminology. I still have pysch classes associated with the courses but goal is to get into forensic psychology when I am done with school

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Wow cool! I am so fascinated by criminology in particular and have an attraction to watching documentaries about serial killers. It's a bit morbid but I think my main motivation is that if we could understand what sort of things move people towards criminal behavior, we might be able to better prevent it. I will send you a follow if you don't mind and might have some questions in the future!

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

One question that immediately pops into mind: do you believe in metaphysical free will? It always seemed somewhat of a conflict to me if our behaviors are not caused by things we can observe empirically as metaphysical free will suggests to try to study and understand the motivators behind criminal behavior. I lean towards hard determinism only because a non-deterministic view of the universe seems to conflict with my wish and hope that we might one day be able to fully understand the causes behind human behavior.

[_Maya_]

@GuyAnswersGirls123 Yep absolutely do. Love to discuss more later. Need to get my lazy ass in the shower and to school. Talk soon!

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Cheers and TTYL!

[Asker]

Go GIrl~

[_Maya_]

GG~~~~~~~~~~~

[Anonymous]

The "legal battles" Jordan Peterson lost were challenging a decision from the psychological board in the province of Ontario, Canada, that he take a course in social media communication.

They were trying to take away his right to express his opinion, and the "battle" was psychologists against psychologist (actually psychologists' lawyers against psychologist's lawyers).

He is not "loosing" (correctly spelled "losing") his clinical degree, you can't have a degree taken away once you've earned it, he could lose his license to practice in that one province only, if he does not comply with the board's decision.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I think so. It's a good degree, but too many people have it. The market is over-saturated with people with a psychology degree, so finding employment in the field will be hard. You need specialized skills. You usually have to get a master's or PhD to be able to find employment. You'll need a 3.5 GPA to get into a decent master's or PhD program, unlike the 90% of people getting a psychology degree with a 2.7 GPA. You can still get jobs with a four-year degree, but usually, it's something like a store manager.

It's not extremely hard like quantitative finance, where you need a high GPA and a PhD.

[IslaTheWitch]

sometimes... lol

Philosophy is better, as there they teach you not only logic but also choosing reasoning and using words to win for you.

I have a master's degree in psychology, and, unfortunately, my friend, a philosophy major, blows me away in discussions :D

[Asker]

How you got into software tho with masters in psychology?

[Asker]

LoL
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[IslaTheWitch]

I also have a bachelor's degree in computer science... and broad interests lol

[Asker]

My god
I took a bachelors in engineering and I swear I can't study anymore 🥲
You have 3 freaking degrees?

[IslaTheWitch]

two and countless after degree courses

[Anonymous]

Jordan B Peterson, a very well known professor in psychology. Such a expert. Spend so major part of his life in practicing his psychology knowledge. Lost two legal battle against him lost arguments and now he is loosing his clinical degree.

So does knowing psychology really helps?

[ComteDeSaintGermain]

Well, he is a bad psychologist in general. He focuses more on his social media presence than actually treating people. He is like that TikTok Doctor Dr. Roxy. I think her name is with the botched surgeries. Jordan Peterson clearly lacks empathy for others. He is more focused making rekt feminism videos on YouTube than he cares about helping others. That is most doctors on social media.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I suspect it would help but most psych majors I know don't argue in the first place. They tend to favor a more mature style of communication.