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In this week’s edition, I address why confessing and repenting properly allow you to move ahead after making a mistake, even though doing so is incredibly difficult. Then, I talk with the director of the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University, Dr. David Kipping. We discuss the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in the universe, what it means to be a Type I civilization, and why Mars is our best chance at interplanetary expansion. From the archives, I look back on a segment from a lecture I gave about the power of cultivating the ability to stand your ground.
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Advice
Confess, Repent, And Move Forward
If you have made mistakes in your life, but you admit to them — which is to confess — and then you repent — which is to figure out what you did wrong and decide to do better in the future — and you do that properly, no matter how far you have strayed, you can be set back on the proper path. This is one of the ideas on which our culture is based. That can be very hard if you did something really wrong. And deciding not to abide by the dictates of your own conscience interferes with the process of redemption.
But if you confess and repent properly, you can be forgiven, and you can then move ahead. We should hope that is true because there is not anyone anywhere who has not done many dark things. If it were the case that we were done when we made a mistake, then the jig would be up for everyone.
You need justice because you cannot get away with everything, or perhaps even anything. And you need mercy too. Mercy works in the same manner. It is a practice which, for example, you apply to your children. The basic rule is: Try to do better, and you are still welcome, fundamentally. That is a really good rule.
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On his Beyond Order tour, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson traveled across the world discussing ideas and thoughts which stemmed from his second book, “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.” No tour stop’s talk is the same, each having different focal points yet all filled with invaluable information. In Los Angeles, California, Dr. Peterson discussed the relationship between motivation and movement toward that which is most desirable. Watch his lecture “Transformation as the Continual Goal,” a revelatory talk on why the continual goal of your life should be a positive transformation of your character. Stream exclusively on DailyWire+.
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The Eternal Question Of Human Beings: How Do You Live In The World?
Artists observe one another. They observe people, and they represent what they see. They transmit a message of what they see to us, and they teach us to see. We do not necessarily know what it is we are learning from them, but we are learning something, or, at least, we are acting like we are learning something. We go to movies, we watch stories, and we immerse ourselves in fiction constantly. That is an artistic production. For many people, the world of the arts is a living world, and that is particularly true if you are a creative person. It is the creative, artistic people who move the knowledge of humanity forward, and they do that with their artistic productions first.
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Heaven, The Matrix, Dark Matter, And Aliens | Dr. David Kipping | EP 463
In this week’s episode, I discuss the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in the universe with Dr. David Kipping, the director of the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University. We also address what it means to be a Type I civilization, why Mars is our best chance at interplanetary expansion, the comparative rarity of a solar system like ours, and science fiction concepts, such as the Dyson sphere.
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Stand Up And Face Your Challenges
You must stand your ground when you need to stand your ground. You must be able to say “no” when it’s time to say “no.” And you must think and plan strategically so when you say “no,” you can mean it — and it will stick. You can cultivate the ability to stand your ground, in part, by telling the truth and standing up straight with your shoulders back. It is strength of character. Nature is bent on our destruction, but the possibility that is within you — the courage, truth, ability, skill — is powerful. There is more to you than there is to the catastrophe. The individual is the cornerstone of the state, and our capacity for consciousness and capacity to confront potential is the Western story. It really is who we are.
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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