topic
https://discuss.bevry.me/t/bible-lecture-14/49/1
podcast
discussion notes
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Why people have these polar opposite beliefs at the same time ?
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E.g. Folks in high-tech sector who are also very religious.
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Importance of marriage in life
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Peterson bringing up marriage/family/children as source of meaning but lot of liberal media looks down on those values (and does disservice to young people by misleading them).
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Most people derive meaning from their family/community and not all these exalted ideas of changing the world.
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Rationality and daily life
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You can analyze everything rationally and have to trust your instincts.
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Why is Jacob wrestling against the God?
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John’s idea of using irrational beliefs to fight against your drives.
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Using the same kind of irrational dragon to fight against temptations rather than having superego do it.