Jordan Peterson - Jonah and the Whale - Fighting Corruption

[@kixxalot]

If only my 20-something year old self had been exposed to lectures like this...

[@deannang455]

Wish I heard this in church as well in my 20s. Our University was surrounded by churches who fed the students but didn't help us learn like this Prof.

[@silviuvaipan7850]

I am in my twenties and I don't have words to express my gratitude.

[@cakeissex]

It’s never too late to clean your damn room.

[@Babidi111]

man i love listening to this guy, so glad lectures are getting posted, i couldn't afford what its worth to listen to this guy so im really grateful that he's willing to put this stuff out for free.

[@Tactical_int]

The older I get, there more meaningful the point is that jp gets to with these lectures becomes to me.

[@Of_infinite_Faith]

I never formed the connection between lion king and bible, it's so fascinating

[@Dr.Achuth_india]

Wow,this hits deep...Jordan b Peterson:"Center of chaos, because he is not doing the things you are supposed to do".........

[@SkyHigh2252]

Every time i listen to JP, it does something good to me and in my heart I want to be a better person.

[@LifeVision818]

I can relate to this story so much.... I understand that I need to fully completely trust God and be still until He shows which way He prepares for us to take... even when all seams impossible. God is the God of the impossible, the God of Miracles! All glory to Him!

[@yohenson]

everytime you go to play computer games instead of dealing with your problems, you are jonah

[@redhat4363]

😂

[@josecat436]

It’s true. I lost so much time and opportunities in actually improving my life in my teenage years being addicted to video games for escapism. Made me behind everyone else I knew. Wish I was spending those years in the gym and making social connections instead like I’m doing mow

[@lokomk9725]

he misses a huge important detail of the story, which I think to some extend throws off his entire thesis here. He right about Jonah being told to go to Nineveh regarding the message. But, Jonah is a jew from Israel. Ninevah is (I think) the capital of an enemy nation - the one that ends up conquering Israel some years after Jonah. So Jonah isn't running because he's lazy or rejecting his duty fully. He also doesn't want to help an enemy nation. This detail, of Jonah's motivation, would surely change Peterson's conclusions...

[@vicentemorales2533]

It certainly is heroic to help your own people, but to help the people of a different nation that's really heroic, because maybe by saving them you're saving yourself and yours from them and their evil ways. You fix their evilness so their evilness doesn't attack you

[@DanRad44]

Yes but he was ordered by God almighty himself, not some human ruler, and he knew deep inside that his disobedience is futile, but he had a moment of weakness like we all do, it's just a myth and allegory, don't take it literally:)

[@Jc0i3]

​@vicentemorales2533 good point 👍🏻

[@croneyr]

What a great professor to have.

[@staciwashington3212]

Excellent analysis. Please, I'd like to hear more. Thank you for the lesson.🙋👸🌷🐬🐬☘️

[@Yah.Reigns]

“Be still before Adnoai, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry our wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it only leads to evil.” Psalm 37:7-8

[@melisajenrette9949]

Well, Jonah hated those people and the things they did. Jonah judged them and wanted God to destroy them. Jonah knew that if he warned them that they would repent. And he knew God would have mercy. Exactly as he thought, after he finally warned them they repented. As Jonah left the city God created a vine for shade on a hot sunny day. When Jonah was ready to leave God destroyed the vine. Jonah felt sad about the vine. God said why do you care for this vine. God created the vine so he had the right to destroy it. Just as he created the people of the city. Jonah has no right to hate them or want them destroyed. But I clearly see Jordan's point. But the story is about God creating things and people for a purpose and it is not our right to judge the choices of God.

[@redhat4363]

In the Quran it says when Jonah went to his people, some 70k or more have actually followed him, which is a quite significant number relatively speaking to global population at that period of time! So it was worth it after all!

[@rd264]

he never said he hated anyone.

[@spitalhelles3380]

reminds me of gandalf and the balrog

[@MrClewis97]

An enduring mental image from childhood. Shielding all of being from the darkness, evil, and fire of "Hell". Peterson reminds me of Gandalf for that matter.

[@frankcastle6766]

🤣

[@therealkillerb7643]

Dr. Peterson; I very much appreciate your channel, your insights and your perspective. I truly wish I had a professor like you in my undergraduate days. But this is I think, the third lecture where I have listened to where you deal with Biblical themes and issues. While I appreciate that you are coming from a Jungian perspective, if you are going to find meaning in these anecdotes, please, do yourself a favor and at least get the details right. Also, you would do well to pay better attention to the historical context; why did the authors of the Old Testament place this story as a part of their cannon? To ignore the fact that Assyria had destroyed 5/6ths of Israel in 721 BC, that the remnant utterly hated Nineveh and wished nothing more than for its destruction, is to miss the point of the whole story; God's grace. Instead, you treat the stories like Rorschach ink blots, reading whatever meaning you have already predetermined into the story. I think you can find the kinds of meaning you wish to find, if you simply let the stories speak for themselves; after all they do deal with universal issues - and regardless of whether one takes them as Scripture, the do speak to the human condition, on their own terms. However having said all the above, keep up the great work and my very best wishes. You are doing great work and the world is a better place for your scholarship.

[@BitesizedPhilosophy]

Keep in mind that this isn't Dr. Peterson's channel. You can find it in the description, this is just a collection of short clips.

[@MW-ic7lr]

The historical context and Peterson's ideas are not mutually exclusive. The historical perspective and the psychological perspective, in my opinion, only seem to enrich one another.

[@oj4158]

He was right that we will face it

[@leona7522]

Excellent presentation. The birth of a Reflective consciousness through examination of the mythic structure of the human psyche.

[@pasquale-s5g]

Lol I study economics in Italy and my uni has mandatory theology courses and part of the exam is specifically on this story, and I knew for sure that Jordan had done a video about it ahahahah

[@clkvlk]

The stormy sea sent by God is a great metaphor for conscience stirring up in the unconscious psyche, Jonah knows he did not do the right thing by leaving.

[@Kyoto99952]

I'm so captivated I can't even take a pee break

[@lingardinhold5409]

I am Muslims Yunus Jonah his city in syria Old history, Jonah was profet of God same as other

[@carolirene49]

really great words.

[@caleuxx9108]

.... corruption.... the less truth and the more corruption present in a culture the less productive the culture will be..... XXX .... hence the more you can trust people and the less corruption is present leads to more productive culture....

[@hkk3656]

How can you tell this fictional story with a straight face 😂😂😂

[@Sumit-CA]

The meaning is lost on you then 😊 But seriously try harder to understand the deeper meaning behind the story.

[@danab172]

pretty hard to figure out what you're supposed to do, in life. fab lecture though.

[@GreenLion419]

Learning to walk backwards......

[@NC-gv4sh]

❤❤

[@wilfredv1930]

Why this video has so few likes? I wish he was my teacher, only if I were studied Psychology or Philosophy back in U.. Instead I studied Engineering. But thanks for this channel and for that great teacher that i would surely never get to know!

[@amandasteven1400]

his conclusion is inspiring and insightful but the the biblical account of Jonah sounds made up and i don't know why? i mean, it's presented in a very psychoanalytical way (i don't evn know what that means) but if you evr listen to a Jewish Rabbi comment on "Jonah and the Whale" you get a different and more meaningful (to me anyway) interpretation...maybe b'cuz it will sound more biblical and less philosophical?

[@Asukmadik]

Sin of omission

[@AM-ni3sz]

I don't agree with you. This is an easy answer.

[@helenbostock2350]

Every one wants to switch off and watch fantasy. She sounds nice. I think the government has had my information on me for birth. Anyway. I glad I am a number. I am in the system. I am living. I like my body. From now on I got to jump into my desires and pay attention to other because I can learn from every one.

[@euwanphyllamarbaniang6978]

But regardless I've always respected his views and perspective..

[@rd264]

just read the Book of Jonah FOR YOURSELF . dont listen to this BS, It does not say the Ninevans are 'corrupt or falling... etc'.

[@josephsastre464]

Bro land it. Where is this going? Why do people listen to this guy?

[@brandonramsay3855]

that blonde in the front right is really hot. i need to bring my shoulders back

[@jbarron4596]

Jordan Peterson is all over the place with his lectures. Just find all the KZbin videos you can by Joseph Campbell. I found Campbell a much more focused and eloquent lecturer than Peterson. Check him out for yourself.

[@claytonford3091]

J Barron459 bro go away

[@baghaei90]

I find Joseph Campbell to be an annoying jackass.

[@thomasscolari228]

Just a delirium of a fake academic guru