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> if you think of Peterson as a political commentator you’re missing the point. ... Philosopher, missing the point. Public intellectual, missing the point. ... So what’s the point? > The non-point-missing description of Jordan Peterson is that he’s a prophet.
> You say the old cliches with such power and gravity that it wouldn’t even make sense for someone who wasn’t a prophet to say them that way. > “Weird. Must be a prophet. Better kneel.”pic.twitter.com/OJ2AWcGBvA
> Lewis believes that Hell is a choice. On the literal level, it’s a choice not to accept God. But on a more metaphorical level, it’s a choice to avoid facing a difficult reality by ensconcing yourself in narratives of victimhood and pride
the most common lie i've seen is the head nodding of "yea that TOTALLY makes sense" that is squeezed out of individual hoomans by peer pressure & desire for belonging. doesn't matter if it's a big tech company or a spiritual circle of hippiespic.twitter.com/V5b5db6G5h
> Also, later he goes on and says that suffering is an important part of life, and that attempting to banish suffering will destroy your ability to be a complete human.
> I said before that thinking of Peterson as a philosopher was missing the point. Am I missing the point here? Surely some lapses in philosophical groundwork are excusable if he’s trying to add meaning to the lives of millions of disillusioned young people.
> If you understand your role in the great cosmic drama, which is as a hero-figure transforming chaos into order, then you’ll do the things you know are right, be at one with yourself, and be happier, more productive, and less susceptible to totalitarianism.
> Psychotherapy is really hard. Your patient comes in, says their twelve-year old kid just died in some tragic accident. Didn’t even get to say good-bye. They’re past their childbearing age now, so they’ll never have any more children. And then they ask you for help.
> But if Peterson forms a religion, I think it will be a force for good. Or if not, it will be one of those religions that at least started off with a good message before later generations perverted the original teachings and ruined everything.
> I see the r/jordanpeterson subreddit is already two-thirds culture wars, so they’re off to a good start. Why can’t we stick to the purity of the original teachings, with their giant gold lobster idols?
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