Lecture: Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God

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Strong rec nicolashahn · 2018-01 · on “What’s So Dangerous About Jordan Peterson?”

For those interested in his non-gender identity content: His series on the Bible: [this video] is generally regarded (by those I know, at least) as Jordan at his best. He goes through the first few stories in the Bible and tries to bring meaning to them, not from the fundamental Christian lens of "this is absolute truth," but more like: "Here are some archetypal patterns about the world and how to act in it that our ancestors have discovered over thousands of years and distilled into stories. Maybe they hold truth that isn't the 'word of God' truth, but observations about the world that have utility to us even as a modern, rational, scientific civilization. I'll back this up by tying it to studie

Strong rec dagav · 2020-05 · on “Surviving Depression”

I highly recommend you listen to these lecture series. I cannot overstate the profound effect they had on my life, by giving me the tools I needed to turn my depression around and give me a sense of balance and control in my life. [this video] [LINK]

Recommends alfor · 2021-07 · on “Dabrowski’s theory and existential depression (2020)”

There might not be meaning to the universe, but there is meaning in the human enterprise. We went from animals, to highly effective and conscious of ourselves and the universe. The human developpement keep pushing forward. I think that the main cause of meaninglessness is our rejection of our own culture ( mostly Christian). There is good reason to reject them as the bearded magician in the sky seem stupid to a modern science minded person, however if you look at those stories at a second degree there is a lot of parts that make sense. Theses stories were the bedrock of our civilisation and the spine of our consciousness. We need to update theses stories with what we now know instead of thro

Cites squirrelicus · 2018-12 · on “Ask HN: Did you learn any life changing lessons this year?”

I want to be extra clear: All the things I believe about religion are rooted in a belef in neurochemical reactions in meatbrains in a purely, exclusively, hard-materialistic perspective. I also want to state that I'm trying to see what you're written in the best possible light. I mean that. But I might fail, and for that I apologize in advance. I'm not trying to straw man, and if you think I am, know that's not my intention and feel free to clarify. > Could you list some of the truths of being human? Also give some examples of psychological realities of the human brain? Sure. This is going to take quite a bit of effort to unpack. But first, let me address the remainder of your post because I

Cites tim333 · 2024-04 · on “Ask HN: What movies changed your perception of reality or life?”

I watched a bit of that and a bit of the start of the biblical lectures ( [this video] ) The Some More News is a bit unfair in that he's going on about something he doesn't understand - climate science. Whereas on his home turf of the Bible he's pretty good. I mean if you'd interviewed Einstein on say salsa dancing you might have thought he's an idiot. It's not a good way to judge.