Confront Your Capacity For Evil

[@DrJordanBPetersonClips]

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[@eugene-bright]

The Original Sin - Προπατορικό αμάρτημα - The Bodily Defect of the Forefathers It's a genetic manipulation lessening the connection of Body Mind with the Soul Mind

[@Tobbi1994]

What keeps shocking me about jps posts is that they always pop up on my yt recommend at just the exact moment of with the exact solution to whatever I'm dealing with at that particular moment...well his posts and the grace for purpose videos.

[@davidjanbaz7728]

It's not a coincidence if it happens constantly!

[@Tobbi1994]

@Miguel Silva what are you getting at?

[@trentosborn0990]

That is just what I was saying and how everything I have worked out myself and was saying in long tangents lol 😂 but I then find all these ideas and understanding I find here like it’s just there the exact things I was just saying and not because I seen it but I said it then I seen it and it’s just a given now I know I’ll find it after I figure it out it’s my compass for if it’s correct or not my universe sending the sign when I’m over target lol

[@HenryBenedictUSA]

It shows how relevant his information is 😄

[@ridelandino4201]

Thank you for sharing this. Blessings on you and your journey.

[@SwapBlogRU]

I sometimes find myself thinking that the main thing keeping me from doing something completely awful to another person isn't "morals" or "ethics" or whatever else, but the realization that I quite love to live as a free human being, I enjoy parts of my life, and giving in to the evil inside and doing something horrible means compromising all of that. It's just not worth it.

[@NathanMcKay199]

I wonder how that works for the people so rich they're practically exempt from the rules, like Jeffrey Epstein's friends who are still at so large people are afraid to talk about them. Who break the rules and pay the people around them to help them do it. Jesus is God.

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

So does this mean that if you would not get in any trouble you would do what you just said you think about so often?

[@SwapBlogRU]

@@aerialrescuesolutions3277 it's not like I really think about it, I'm not a sadist or anything like that. I pretty much just did the same mental exerecise that Mr. Peterson speaks about here, and came to the conclusion I described. My "limiter" isn't based on morals (I can see morals going out the window in certain situations, like when someone seriously crosses you), but on not wanting to ruin my life.

[@NathanMcKay199]

@@aerialrescuesolutions3277 You should have seen what I saw up there. It would have scared the demons out of you. To answer your question though, I don't know what you're trying to ask exactly, but the answer is temptation. You have temptations, and if you can pay people around you to get away with satisfying them, and no God to fear, and your ancestors did so why is it fair that they should get what you can't, and you can get away with it: Yes... Would I personally? What scares me is that even though I've seen the presence of the Highers, I still sin, so, by what pride could I say I would never ever? I can't. I'm aware of my human nature. I'm my own worst enemy. We all are. You don't know there's not a God, so by taking that risk and satisfying your whims saying you define morality, you are directly putting yourself in the most danger possible. If two opposites cannot walk together, as is agreed among intellectuals, even if they're capable of being civil, they aren't friends, why would the God of righteousness who never does anything wrong walk with creatures who do whatever they want?

[@juantrevino888]

Seems to it’s the law keeping your from doing evil things buddy. The fear of getting caught. your just as evil as the rest

[@ArthurEverling]

The moment you realize you can be worse than your Demons is the moment you find your strength to fight them.

[@cajun1253]

Amen to that! It reminds me of a song I really loved back in the day - I ain’t no nice guy after all - by Lemme from Motörhead and/or Ozzy. Whatever you personally think of those 2 I’d recommend listening to the song as it’s pretty mellow and has a GREAT message. It really opened my eyes up a lot.

[@AwakenedAvocado]

It can be terrifying to know what youre capable of, and it can also be extremely liberating. If you are certain that you can be worse than a bad guy. Well, thats a good thing. Ive struggled with aggression as a child but am not today. It can be a scary thing

[@tylersoto7465]

Listen to the song Halsey control it's pretty good

[@HISWorldNeedsMen]

AMEN!

[@brandonkane2063]

What a time to be alive. History will praise this man. Mr Peterson I pray I get to meet you one day. I am about to enter my second year of school for applied psychology.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

No one is flawless. Bur acknowledging one's flaws is the best way to overcome the very same flaws.

[@seththurman4857]

It blows me away how most people dont think they are capable of evil.

[@cajun1253]

This reminds me of my youth. I’d strayed from the path and had heard a song “ I ain’t no nice guy after all “ by Lemme from Motörhead and had kinda started believing that because I wasn’t n thought I had been as a younger kid but then I met truly bad guys and that made me realize I wasn’t a monster either - which I’d started to believe sadly. However meeting those monsters made me realize that I was MUCH closer to a good guy than a monster and it revived a moral compass I had n started me back on a long journey to trying to be that good guy again.

[@JohnTheRevelator11]

Love this. I think it sums up a lot of ppls experiences. Thank you for sharing the words for so many of our stories.

[@Wulframite]

Yep, this resonates. Seems like the road back is way longer than the fall.

[@cajun1253]

@@Wulframite The fall happens FAST! The journey back - now that was/is a long and hard trip but one that’s definitely worth it.

[@chinmaykunkikar]

Man! Lemme popped in my head while listening to this clip as well. It's the line from One more f*cking time "And if I would have been a bad man, you'd seen the good in me, you'd have seen the other, the good man I could be. But since I am a good man, the same was all the same..." I don't know how it fits in what JBP talked about, but it's amazing how your brain connects stuff.

[@divinespark236]

In the Orthodox Church, we say every Sunday in Liturgy, "I believe, Oh Lord, and I confess that thou art truly the Christ, The Son of the Living God, who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first." It's part of the prayers we say to prepare ourselves for the Eucharist. This is the only part of the Liturgy that instead of using the communal, "We" that each person must speak for themselves before Christ. Must examine his/her conscience in full as an individual in order to properly receive the Lord. Each person must not only admit that he/she is a sinner, but that he/she is the worst of sinners. It doesn't make sense from a rational point of view. Certainly not everyone there can all be the worst at the same time, but in metaphysical truth, sad even tragic metaphysical truth, we can all say this prayer, mean it and be right.

[@johndo2627]

“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” -Nietzsche

[@Jerry.anthony.c]

2:45 - Watching yourself. So TRUE! 4:05 - Danger of the Intellect.

[@desertshadow6098]

Thank you Dr. Peterson for illuminating this issue of misconception about innocuous perceptions of individuals based on short term observations. I think that most of us have the ability to be evil or saintly and given that knowledge it is our responsibility to confront that shadow and align ourselves accordingly.

[@johncondon4647]

9:35 "So I spent about 2 weeks to see if I could figure out, under what conditions I could do that (pulverize someones leg because...); what kind of psychological tranformation I could have to undergo to be able to do that... it only took me about 10 days to realize that not only could I do that, but it would be a hell of a lot easier than I thought it could be." Imagine if your 9 year old daughter was raped and murdered before your eyes and the murderer was found not guilty on a technicality. Imagine your parent was carjacked, she turns on a secret recorder and could hear the cold blooded killer talk about killing her - and then does, then goes out on the street with no bail needed as it is right now in New York. Imagine a gang of youths kill your son on a date and both son and his date are found in a trash can. What does a MAN do? Those are examples of the edge of the map, beyond which, there be dragons. .

[@TheOlzee]

Is that evil though or just plain right and justified?

[@johncondon4647]

@@TheOlzee tough call if you live with the walls of civilization and justice is denied or lame (3 hots and a cot for the rest of his life)

[@sadhu7191]

With out food I would be evil.

[@kylewolanski8665]

Jordan, thank you for the lecture. I appreciate your & Mikhaila's inspirational work.

[@Razear]

These stories are so fascinating. I think many people would've walked out of that prison permanently scarred knowing that they had just mingled with a cold-blooded murderer. Goes to show that you really can't judge someone based on their outward appearance.

[@somebody-br2hm]

Dr Peterson is really blessing us by posting his views almost daily Thank you

[@solidstehl9546]

Perhaps this is the answer to why veterans have such issues coming home. We've not only faced this reality but been placed in situations that ensure we don't forget our actions.

[@selfhelpchampion9664]

How much better to heal than seek revenge from injury. Vengeance wastes a lot of time and exposes you to many more injuries than the first that sparked it. Anger always outlasts hurt. Best to take the opposite course. Would anyone think it normal to return a kick to a mule or a bite to a dog?- Seneca

[@BooBeeBants]

No such thing as healing. Once a scar heals, it stays on your body forever.

[@williamjones2994]

My Psychology class in high school toured a state mental hospital when those things still existed. I think there's a thing that institutional administrators and staff do with visitors: dissappear and leave you alone with the patients or inmates, or whoever else isn't allowed to leave the facilities. Must be some kind of initiation or old joke.

[@JoyfulJenn]

I’ve been listening and reading you for years and this resonated with me the most!

[@davidlakhter]

love you Dr. Peterson!

[@BoBo-pe3kv]

We literally have to tell our selves No No. Yes, exactly Like talking to a blissfully ignorant child.

[@donaldfrederick501]

I known the monsterous side of my human psyche and no, I don't respect it, I fear it. I fear it because I know I haven't even begin to know the depths of how bad it can get and what it would take to stop me from it.

[@jakenicholson926]

Personally accountability and understanding you know nothing. Is stoicism a way to managing one’s personal evil? This is a fascinating way to see human nature. Thank you Dr. Peterson.

[@jakenicholson926]

@Miguel Silva I thought the principle was to keep your mind open. Sorry poor choice of wording.

[@jakenicholson926]

@Miguel Silva I appreciate the correction. I am of the layman, trying to learn several advanced principles if psychology and philosophy in short amount of time. As you can see I stumble. Thanks again.

[@notinterested8452]

Objectively speaking how much do we really know about who or what we are and what this place is?

[@marcuslong9761]

Think a lot of ppl (especially the weaker, nicer ones) dont realize what they could become if you just gave them power, money and status. As soon as you have those things, your inner self takes over. For better or worse.

[@robertstevens7288]

Thank you for the wisdom tools.

[@nataliatrumpo3893]

Thank You, JP.🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

[@chrisbrown3278]

Jordan Peterson is on a journey to know God in much the same way as many of us are . It is by agreement with alignment and realisation that the Christ presence becomes active as it seeks recognition within us . We can not think our way towards illumination as it is called . We must with our hearts desire and seek . We can not be the Christ the Christ becomes us . The heart mind is very important if it were not only intellectuals would find their way . God bless you Jordan and everyone and everything .

[@piehound]

Agreed. Bible puts it somewhat differently though. Here are some examples of the same idea. (1) Would that you were either hot or cold. But because you are lukewarm i will spew you out of my mouth. (2) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might. For there is no labor, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave where you're going. (3) Be diligent and repent. (4) The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Who can know it ? (5) Madness is in their hearts while they live. And then they go to the dead. (6) You say you believe in one God. You do well. The devils also believe and tremble. (7) Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength. . . and i'm quite sure you can find more along these lines in the Christian book if you search for it. And . . . it seems perfectly obvious to me . . . we here in the super affluent West have all the knowledge along these lines we can ever need or use. BIG PROBLEM ????? Yes !!! We're damn good at listening and hearing all that. But we simply refuse to do it. Fcuk me.

[@Clowis]

As an Artist Dr Peterson completly opened my eyes! My Alias is O the letter but it sounds like zero...anyways with being nothing I can Change instead of only shapeshifting I can Morph into anything from the Devil (pure evil) to God (my own interpretation) so yeah hopefully Jordan s lectures keep giving me ideas and perspectives So I could make good music and turn myself into the best possible version of myself

[@manubishe]

Capacity is one thing, Thirst to try out it's limits is another. How does one know if the imagined evil is real, if he doesn't test, and taste, it?

[@notinterested8452]

Intelligence.

[@manubishe]

@@notinterested8452 the communist event proves otherwise.

[@notinterested8452]

@@manubishe no, my answer is more correct than your insincere question and your reply combined together and multiplied.

[@manubishe]

@@notinterested8452 as arrogant as the fallen angel, perhaps even more

[@notinterested8452]

@@manubishe you summoned unwisely. You weren't ready for the answers. Not my concern. Now I have permission to do as I see fit.

[@OriginalArtOnCommission]

I don’t need a meditative exercise about what it would take for me to do something really bad because I’ve already done it. There’s not a minute or a second that goes by that I don’t know how heartless and self-centered and uncaring I can be.

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

I am always wary of people who naturally consider themselves good, educated or smart - but especially good. Those are usually the hibernating monsters.

[@Irishyoutubers]

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[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

_The Son of God is sinless. The Kingdom of Heaven is within. Be still. See no sin. Amen._

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

"True light is strength, and strength is sinlessness. If you remain as God created you, you must be strong and light must be in you. He Who ensured your sinlessness must be the guarantee of strength and light as well. You are as God created you. Darkness cannot obscure the glory of God's Son. You stand in light, strong in the sinlessness in which you were created, and in which you will remain throughout eternity. Today we will again devote the first five minutes of each waking hour to the attempt to feel the truth in you. Begin these times of searching with these words: _I am as God created me._ _I am His Son eternally._ Now try to reach the Son of God in you. This is the Self that never sinned, nor made an image to replace reality. This is the Self that never left Its home in God to walk the world uncertainly. This is the Self that knows no fear, nor could conceive of loss or suffering or death." *A COURSE IN MIRACLES* (scribed from Jesus Christ Himself)

[@mamabear3887]

I so enjoy Dr. Peterson. My only concern is that I'm not sure his teachings can be understood by the majority of the population. He teaches at a bachelor level and up. 130 IQ and up. I seriously doubt anyone in the 80 to 115 range is going to be able to grasp the concepts. As a mom.. I'm trying to convey the concepts... Lol...

[@treemanzoneskullyajan711]

Is paradise lost available in audiobook format on audible?

[@BillyOfTea]

Above all else, to thine own self be true.

[@charmainemiles4089]

We just dont know what we would do .... But I believe what doctor Jordan Peterson just said it is possible

[@bryanewing5058]

Well that’s the long way around saying that there’s an animal in each and every one of us. Lol. But I agree, many people don’t realize how terrible they are and how selfish they could be if push came to shove. But sometimes I wish I had the ignorance of thinking that I could never be that terrible, like they say…ignorance is bliss. Lol. That being said, do you think that if more people realized that they could be a murderer just like the people in prison then more people would have compassion for the lost souls in prison? Do you think we would try harder as a society to actually rehabilitate people and try to see the capacity for good in them? Or do you think we would still just throw them away and use them for profit in this heartless system we seem to have?

[@daniellesomerfield8799]

If you're led by The Spirit you don't do evil. (Gal. 5:18-23 Aramaic)

[@stevehines7520]

In complete balance with your capacity for good. The better you are or perceive yourself to be is always balanced with the complete opposite. The idea of the greatest evil in scripture is also affirmed through a very high place of understanding. If things be affirmed through one's own understanding this is an indicator of something not understood.

[@Dollapfin]

Who else has literally had their lives saved by this man. I’m convinced the other option was an early death.

[@ques9927]

I do that daily via words

[@diananeuman6222]

Its so interesting to hear him refer to something as satanic, which I agre with. But I am fully aware that what he means by it is not the same as what i mean... I'm always fascinated by that.

[@TheFire-fq8fx]

God save us from sin

[@angelofdestruction8914]

“Wisdom is hard to come by, abaddon and death say; we have heard rumor of it, with our ears” Lol

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[@ARTHUR-fl1fc]

Reminds me of a very good rap song: "Had to," by T Grizzley, one of these "monsters."

[@ARTHUR-fl1fc]

... (one deed encouraged by fear of loss, one by prospect of gain)...

[@carlosmp1853]

What did he mean when he spoke about Portugal and buying the coat and where it was and it being mabe Conservative??

[@DiogenesG.]

Please, buy and read one of his books called '12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos.' Just out of curiosity, this man has been "on to something" for years now.

[@chrisholland8843]

To thine own self be true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joshua6839]

The most dangerous people in the world are usually the smaller quieter one's that don't look dangerous the ones you don't think would do something

[@Light23033]

I wouldn’t recommend categorizing humans as monsters. Many individuals end up in prison due to traumas they’ve experienced in their lives, which can lead them to act out in various ways, including murder. It’s unfair to label the entire prison population as monsters, as not everyone has had the opportunity to understand or address their traumas.

[@theanonymousshark6043]

People fear demons when they should be fearing angels.

[@ready1fire1aim1]

With JWST and LHC showing us how wrong Newton is...shouldn't we swap to Leibniz? We have ten whole, rational numbers 0-9 and their geometric counterparts 0D-9D. 0 and it's geometric counterpart 0D are: 1) whole ✅ 2) rational ✅ 3) not-natural ✅ 4) necessary ✅ 1-9 and their geometric counterparts 1D-9D are: 1) whole ✅ 2) rational ✅ 3) natural ✅ 4) contingent ✅ Newton says since 0 and 0D are "not-natural" ✅ then they are also "not-necessary". 🚫 Newton also says since 1-9 and 1D-9D are "natural" ✅ then they are also "necessary". 🚫 This is called "conflating" (similar words but different definitions) and is repeated throughout Newton's Calculus/Physics/Geometry/Logic. Leibniz does not make these fundamental mistakes. Leibniz's "Monadology" 📚 is 0 and it's geometric counterpart 0D. The Egyptians, Syrians, Greeks, Mathematicians, Plato (the Good at top of 0D-3D pyramid) and don't forget Jesus and John all speak of the Monad (0 and 0D). 0D Monad 1D Line 2D Plane 3D Volume We should all be learning Leibniz's Calculus/Physics/Geometry/Logic. Matches quantum physics and cosmogony and cosmology. Isn't that the Theory of Everything?

[@notinterested8452]

If you are intelligent enough to discuss these topics with understanding then why can't you write a basic list?

[@ready1fire1aim1]

@@notinterested8452 a basic list?

[@ready1fire1aim1]

@@notinterested8452 If you can do better...id appreciate the help. I'm just one pataphysicist.

[@Sam-zc9if]

@@ready1fire1aim1 The Magic you speak of was perfectly answered. No need to initiate those who are unwilling to think deeply about what they dont know.well done sir!

[@Sam-zc9if]

Exactly

[@alexchudilovski860]

Confront in reality ? Meaning by doing smthing to reality?

[@lucidlagomorph5809]

Its better to look at your capacity for good than evil the more you move in that reality the more you leave evil behind. Your basically just being a psychological tourist which can end in traumor and wasted time. Dont waste time on vain intellectual persuits

[@AdrianHackman]

There must be darkness in the Godhead. Jacob Böhme was an inspiration for Jung. Sometimes I get the impression that you talk more about Ego than Self.

[@matthewcurry3565]

I think the world cabal has been doing that just swell my good sir.

[@junevandermark952]

Evil? Even non-human animals were labeled by religious devotees as being "evil." Throughout history house cats were revered as being holy by those in religions and at other times were vilified as being evil by those in other religions. Now, for the most part, there are people who simply don't like cats, or people who are very fond of cats. The cat never was holy, or evil. The cat was just a self-centered creature of nature, and I suggest that as human animals, we also are simply self-centered creatures of nature, and that the terms evil and holiness are hallucinatory results of overactive human imaginations. “We are all hallucinating all the time, including right now. It’s just that when we agree about our hallucinations, we call that reality.” Anil Seth … neuroscientist.

[@mikeorlowski_]

Jordan, in your position of a public figure I wouldn't rely on proposing lectures, instead you've got to support your claims yourself. You're talking to the people now, not to the scientists. Tell us what and why Bjorn Lomborg says.

[@1luger1234]

There are like channels that combine JP 30 second bites in one video and they put name o using popular searches. i think that is damaging to reputation of JP. JP visdom is great but when it is combined in something that has no context it looks just poisonous

[@notinterested8452]

Don't even mention words you don't want to really know about or welcome into your life cheaply. You don't know what you are doing or talking about here and you're severely underestimating the problem.

[@chasemorello60]

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[@peterstafford4426]

He needs to talk to a mirror.

[@dgreeofmeangiveitallucan2305]

Jordan your repeating and repeated the same line of words to the point pet pev of mine is finally got to be more than enough. Don't want to be a pain. You know who I am but not what not even a where or when most things aren't told correct Why cause the reason isn't with purpose of how speaking is actually where your even being at and most of the time your not with when it was who but telling what isn't explained How who what where when and why to expect meaning from your pursuit of purpose for structure of value a foundation to rank it top to bottom down isn't how its is seen or felt to be correct all this think is got to do with your age group and with almost disembodied the younger ages to recover or its total disaster if not the way of your age group and honest to who I am is that you all stole our dream and made yourself into people that don't exist in the world. By the amount I took to get everything from not being tear apart from all that there is. I given more than a self a persona more than a shadow more than Anima or animus the real life has had enough of going back to what does not fit to the future of where we are when we are to why we're here and to who you should already know from sincere real Surreal certainty isn't left open to chance so stop the delusional talk and get back away from all those your believing are who you think you are with included me. Thanks again for your time.

[@The__serpent.6.6.6]

I Would Like U To Stop promoting Me Now Jordan Peterson. U Are Wrong About Me To Often. I Respect U. But U & Other's Make Me Realise How Intelligent I Really Am Sometimes. 🙂

[@InfernoPhilM]

What?

[@happypeasanthomestead344]

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[@somebody-br2hm]

Well this coment just proved how UN- intelligent you are Unless you're sarcastic

[@notinterested8452]

You are tripping heavily and seem to be out of touch with normal accepted reality. The way you are speaking is not logical and such fantastical delusional thinking indicates an extremely troubled mind.