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Friday, October 12. 2018

This is brilliant common sense

Give this a listen. It covers child-rearing, victim identities, reflexive empathy, care for the elderly, and the importance of responsibility for meaning in life. Of course, life is difficult and painful. The youth know nothing. Of course life is unfair. You are not all you could be. Everybody is a victim. You have rights so you can meet your responsibilities. Feeling sorry for someone is not a moral virtue. "I don't care about you. I care about who you can be." Be more than you are. Treat yourself like somebody who wants to help you. The consciousness of time. The evil in taking revenge against God for the structure of reality. Etc.

One of his best interviews, I feel.

Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 17:19 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Jordan Peterson speaks, even as a secular clinician, as a prophet of Biblical truths. I'd prefer he Christianized himself, because a Christian theology would complete and clarify his thinking (because his truths demand a Godly influence that he denies), but perhaps his secularism is able to bring a secular world Biblical truths that would otherwise be dismissed.

#1 Mark on 2018-10-12 22:51 (Reply)

His commitment to do the right thing regardless of the cost seems as absolute as that of an old-fashioned martyr. I like to think that, when he comes face to face with Christ, his reaction will not be "don't tell me how to live" but "so it was You all the time."

#2 Texan99 on 2018-10-13 09:04 (Reply)

Jordan Peterson is a great man. He stood up to the totalitarians in Canada and won. We must follow his example.

#3 TERRY W BAKER on 2018-10-14 21:43 (Reply)

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