Hello,
This week's edition will discuss maintaining the right attitude, consciousness and the meaning of life for men.
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Do Not Let Yourself Become Resentful, Deceitful, or Arrogant
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It is in our individual capacity to confront the potential of the future and to transform it into the actuality of the present. The way we determine what it is that the world transforms into is a consequence of our ethical, conscious choices. We wake up in the morning and confront the day, with all its possibilities and terrors. We chart a course, making decisions for better or worse. We understand full well that we can do evil and bring terrible things into Being. But we also know that we can do good, if not great, things. We have the best chance of doing the latter if we act properly, as a consequence of being truthful, responsible, grateful, and humble.
The right attitude to the horror of existence— the alternative to resentment, deceit, and arrogance— is the assumption that there is enough of you, society, and the world to justify existence. That is faith in yourself, your fellow man, and the structure of existence itself: the belief that there is enough to you to contend with existence and transform your life into the best it could be. Perhaps you could live in a manner whose nobility, grandeur, and intrinsic meaning would be of sufficient import that you could tolerate the negative elements of existence without becoming so bitter as to transform everything around you into something resembling hell.
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Questioning Sam Harris | Sam Harris | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast - S4: E81
This episode was recorded on November 25, 2021.
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, New York Times best-selling author, host of the Making Sense podcast, and creator of the Waking up app.
Dr. Harris and I discuss the is/ought problem, dreams, attention, evidence, consciousness, logic, psychedelics, religion, Waking Up, and much more.
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Sam Harris:
“You need to value certain things to get facts in the first place. Any statement about facts relies on having first valued evidence and logical coherence, right? If you don't value logic, there's no logical argument you can give to [convince anyone]. If someone doesn't value evidence, [no amount of] evidence [is going to change that]"
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Meaning of Life for Men | Jordan B. Peterson
Dr. Peterson:
"Responsibilities. That's what gives life meaning. It's like lifting a load, then you can tolerate yourself."
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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