The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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259. The Elusive Son | Julian Peterson Jun 06, 2022

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In this episode, Mikhaila Peterson interviews Julian Peterson and Dr. Peterson. Julian introduces himself and we have a conversation about life, family, and our new writing platform, https://essay.app.

Dr. Peterson’s writing guide: https://essay.app/guide

Julian’s EP ‘Sight’ and other links: https://linktr.ee/julianpeterson

—Chapters—

0:00 — Intro

1:48 — Julian & Privacy

3:49 — Software Testing

6:51 — Dvorak Keyboard

10:50 — Benefits & Challenges Due to Jordan’s Fame

11:49 — Julian’s Academic, Artistic, & Personal Pursuits

16:54 — Long-Term Committed Relationships

19:12 — Negotiation

22:44 — Trust in Relationships

25:57 — Thesis Topics

28:32 — Using Essay

35:51 — Applications

37:45 — Writing as an Iterative Process

39:01 — Motivation for Writing

41:33 — Facilitating Thought & Clarity

44:07 — Essay App Design

47:52 — On Keeping a Journal

49:47 — Neuroplasticity & Writing

51:30 — Remaining Competitive in the Marketplace

52:56 — Writing & Trauma

56:17 — Writing About What Matters

#Writing #Essay #Motivation #Communication #Productivity

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258. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life Jun 02, 2022

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In this compilation, we are showcasing clips from Dr. Peterson being interviewed about his latest book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. Ranging from Tim Ferriss to Theo Von, this media tour served as a great platform to speak with public figures from all over the internet. Please enjoy!

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257. India, Europe & Biblical Revolution | Vishal Mangalwadi May 30, 2022

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This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2022.

Vishal Mangalwadi and I discuss the history of India and the role the Bible played in shaping it as a country. We explore the influence of missionaries, India's caste system, power, the impact of the British empire on slavery, widow burning and infanticide, the revolutionary nature of the distribution of the Bible, and more.

Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer, and lecturer. He is the author of 20 books, including The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization.

—Links—

Follow Vishal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mangalwadi_v

Revelation Movement: https://revelationmovement.com

Third Education Revolution: https://thirdeducationrevolution.com

—Chapters—

0:00 — Intro

3:18 — Benefits of Christianity

7:25 — The Parable of The Blind Men & the Elephant

8:46 — The Vedas, Quran, and the Bible

13:53 — A Biblical Perspective

19:27 — Truth in the Bible

22:01 — Origins of Language

25:29 — Enlightenment & Revolutionary Effect of the Bible's Distribution

28:52 — Natural Right

31:53 — The Rule of Law

38:56 — History of India

44:35 — Consequences of the Mughal Empire

49:00 — Caste System, Karma, Non-Evident Equality

52:40 — The Doctrine of Human Equality & Translating the Bible

55:35 — Missionaries in India

58:32 — Exploitation, Slavery, Power

1:01:14 — Conscience & the Soul

1:07:26 — Missionaries as Educators

1:09:15 — The British Empire vs. Slavery

1:17:12 — Language as Discriminatation

1:21:07 — English & Indian Vernacular

1:25:20 — Widow Burning & Infanticide

1:36:20 — Effects of the Biblical Revolution

1:45:11 — Outro

#Bible #India #Language #Slavery #British

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256. Psychedelics, Consciousness, and AI | Richard Dawkins May 26, 2022

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Dr. Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, theorist, and one of the world’s foremost atheists.

In this episode, Dr. Dawkins and I discuss religion, psychedelics, consciousness, symbolism, postmodernism, and the importance of objective truth.

Links:

To follow Dawkins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins

Website: https://richarddawkins.com/

Read Dawkins’ articles: https://richarddawkins.com/articles

To donate to the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science: https://richarddawkins.net/donate/

Show Notes:

[0:00] Intro

[1:30] Jordan’s rise to fame, Bill C-16, and Free Speech

[5:30] Intimidation and fear of speaking out against the far left

[9:10] Micro retreats

[11:40] Dawkins’ paper about the organism as a model

[18:30] Female sexual selection

[21:10] Differences between Jordan and Dr. Dawkins' thinking

[24:00] Jeffrey Gray, his work on modeling, Psychedelics, and Anxiety

[30:00] Psychedelics, Symbolism, and Consciousness

[41:00] Jordan’s experiences with psilocybin and yoga

[45:40] Postmodernism, Lacan, Foucault, and Mikhaila’s Oxford Union debate

[52:30] Jordan addresses Dawkins' assertion that despite being against postmodernist thinking he at times utilizes symbolism to speculate in a way which is similar to them.

[53:50] Finding commonality between myths and symbols across cultures

[55:50] False pattern recognition and revelatory thoughts

[59:20] Objective truth and the scientific process

[1:07:10] Unpleasant or dangerous truths

[1:08:10] The metaphysical vision of the redeeming power of truth

[1:10:10] Jordan and Dawkins discuss the idea that a narrative drives the process of inquiry, even in regards to objective truth

[1:12:50] Humans’ ability to understand difficult concepts on a biological level

[1:16:10] Question: Do you identify the religious impulse or even the religious phenomenon with the totalitarian proclivity for dogmatic certainty and the potential acceleration of aggression and atrocity as a consequence?

[1:20:10] Question: To what degree do you think that consciousness operates as a fundamental mechanism of selection and shaping?

[1:23:00] Artificial intelligence and the metaphysical significance of consciousness

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255. What We Can All Learn From Islam & The Quran | Hamza Yusuf May 23, 2022

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This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2021.

In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now.

Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit.

—Links—

Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusuf

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf

YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter

Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf

—Chapters—

0:00 — Intro

1:01 — Religious upbringing

5:09 — Community & freethinking

7:03 — The glue that holds things together

9:59 — The problem with our culture

10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever

13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering

17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran

20:53 — Repentance I

30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment

32:48 — Repentance II

33:55 — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience

40:24 — Preparing to die

45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam

48:30 — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually

50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies

53:20 — Differentiating religious beliefs

54:48 — Aurel Kolnai

57:23 — The idea of evil

1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values

1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness

1:09:26 — Islam in practice

1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions

1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs

1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions

#Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion

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254. The Adventures of Pinocchio and Free Speech Part 4/4 May 19, 2022

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In the finale of the Adventures of Pinocchio and Free Speech series, we visit many different episodes of this podcast. From the UK to the US and from Cambridge to Canada; we are fighting against the (not so) slow erosion of one of the most powerful forces that many would consider inalienable. The power with which God created the world. The power that can combine a family through marriage or tear it apart through war. The spoken and written word. The pen is mightier than the sword.

—Links—

Understand Myself Personality Test:

https://understandmyself.com

—Chapters—

[03:14:44] Ideologies of good & evil

[03:20:50] Student organizations vs. Dr. Rima Azar

[03:26:11] Cancel Culture with Dr. Julie Ponesse

[03:28:52] A relationship with the Great Father

[03:30:12] Dr. Azar speaks up

[03:38:40] Defining hate speech with Andrew Doyle

[03:49:01] Tyranny & free speech with James Orr & Arif Ahmed

[03:51:36] Corruption of critics in film distribution with Prager & Carolla

[03:56:58] Truckers & Joe Rogan with Dr. Julie Ponesse

[04:03:04] The master of fire and Pinnochio turning a whale into a dragon

[04:05:30] UK legislation post-Cambridge with James Orr & Arif Ahmed

[04:11:48] Pinnochio’s choice

[04:12:13] Would I do it again? with Bret Weinstein

[04:15:22] Pinnochio’s finale

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253. Canada's Biggest Problems | Pierre Poilievre May 16, 2022

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This conversation was recorded on May 9, 2022.

Pierre Poilievre, a life-long conservative, is running to be the Prime Minister of Canada. Pierre has served as a trusted senior cabinet minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government and has served as a Member of Parliament for seven terms. He grew up in Calgary and graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in International Relations.

We discussed his election efforts, Canada’s energy infrastructure and economic policy, as well as Poilievre’s mission to tackle the housing crisis, lower the cost of living, defund Canadian media, and develop Canadian natural resources.

To vote for Conservative leader you must become a member: https://donate.conservative.ca/en/membership-poilievre/

—Chapters—

0:00 — Intro

5:21 — Conservative Philosophy & Free Market System

8:32 — Left-Wing Ideas & Socialism

12:32 — Government in Scandanavian Countries

15:15 — University & Political Ambitions

18:47 — Political Rallies

22:51 — Housing Crisis, Loss of Personal Freedom & Delivering Hope

27:04 — Poilievre’s Mission

29:34 — Problems in Canada & Proposals

34:55 — Economic Policy

40:31 — Climate Change, Energy Infrastructure & Canadian Resources

46:07 — Canadian Press Subsidies & Defunding CBC

55:56 — Justin Trudeau

1:03:55 — Jagmeet Singh

1:09:13 — Sacrificing the Economic Interests of the Working-Class & Trucker’s Protest

1:17:54 — Emergencies Act

1:22:18 — Freedom as a Unifying Principle

1:25:45 — Outro

#Canada #Election #Conservative #PrimeMinister #Government

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252. This Lesson From The Bible Will Make You Unstoppable | Franciscan University May 12, 2022

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This episode was recorded on April 4, 2022.

I discussed gratitude, faith, and suffering in this conversation at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. How can we be sure that pain is a solid guiding principle as we navigate the world? What is the underlying structure of pain, and what does it point at?

We also touched on a myriad of topics around those central themes, such as sin and the symbol of the snake, giving advice, resurrection, the relationship between faith and suffering, evil, the effect we have on others, and sunsets.

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251. You Probably Should Have Read The Bible | Franciscan University May 09, 2022

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This episode was recorded on April 4, 2022.

In this speech at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Jordan shared recent thoughts on ethics, scripture, and the problem of perception. He asked the audience to reflect on how we remember great stories (but seem to instantly forget bad ones), why Western culture ended up being a book (instead of—say—a sickle), and whether the West truly is a “phallogocentric" culture.

All of this, Jordan says, tied to a broader possibility—perhaps his “most radical claim"—that, as we navigate the value structures we call reality, a lot of so-called “navigational” problems are really veiled ethical ones.

#Perception #Bible #Western #Power #Literature #Ethics

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250. The Adventures of Pinocchio and Free Speech Part 3/4 May 05, 2022

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In part 3 of this 4-part series on the relationship between the freedom of speech and the ability to speak itself. We go deep into the belly of the whale in this episode, and it ends up with us briefly touching on the subject of the next and final episode. The redemptive power of true speech.

Time Codes:

[00:00:00] Nietzsche and returning to nothing - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[0:02:52] The difficulty of change in the university and being silent - James Orr & Arif Ahmed on JBP Podcast S4 E75

[21:43] Resurrecting your dead father from the bottom of the ocean - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[22:28] The importance of free speech - Andrew Doyle on JBP Podcast S4 E32

[33:16] The signs of degeneration in society - Dr. Julie Ponesse on JBP Podcast

[38:50] Jiminy Cricket the Conscience - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[39:36] What Dr. Azar sensed and caused her incident - Dr. Rima on JBP S4 E28

[43:10] Going to the Monster - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[44:10] Red Skull and the attack on the essence of free speech - Andrew Doyle on JBP Podcast S4 E32

[51:45] Pinocchio freeing his father from the monster (whale) - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[57:16] Paul coauthoring an essay with Bari Weiss - Paul Rossi on JBP Podcast S4 E17

[03:13:46] Pinnochio as the Hero - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

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