Just Because You're Intelligent Doesn’t Mean You're Good

[@HerbertDuckshort]

Ecclesiastes 1:18 "For much wisdom can result in much sorrow, and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief."

[@tinalaursen8993]

Once you know something, you cannot not know it without engaging in (usually) dysfunctional strategies. No doubt a significant number of people have now found themselves in that unpleasant place around a certain virus and the responses and antidotes. The blissfully unawares are still pretty satisfied with the whole affair. 😕

[@joshuabartlett4050]

Truth ❤

[@Hermes-TheMessenger]

@@tinalaursen8993 Sorry, but this is at the other end of the truth. The more knowledge you have of things, the more understanding and love you get, to the point where ugly things are not ugly anymore. You can know something and not engage in dysfunctional strategies, because you know.

[@DNortRyan]

Wow, I like that. The burden of enlightenment

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Why you have to use it for activism and morality?

[@jasonhopson7280]

3:49 , i did , i spend 40+ years lost in this world , bragging about my IQ ( last test put me between 158-164) . I now know its as much of a curse as a blessing . It kept me away from God for a long time because i wanted to "figure it out myslef" . The very second i told Him that i now know that i am nothing without Him , the Holy spirit hit me like a Mac truck . My intellectual abilities are now aimed at Him , my Jesus , me KING ! Understand that YOU can do all things through Christ , who strengthens you , but without Him , you are nothing more than the dirt we were made from . Hope this helps someone . God bless you all , and Praise the sweet , Holy name of Jesus Christ !

[@stevenpaul2023]

Not even

[@TheSpiritualCombat]

Glory to Jesus Christ! Now and forever.

[@Mrs.CGraves]

There are people with high IQ’s that work Construction because they also can’t conform to certain programming, or don’t work AT ALL. Character, Integrity, moral virtue gives you a lighthouse to point to when navigating life. I’m glad you found The Lord. Now your probably really flying in life

[@richan8191]

Amen! GOD is so good to us, many refuse to acknowledge him because of our own pride influenced by the enemy. However, if we search for him with all sincerity of heart, he promised we will find.

[@jasonhopson7280]

@@richan8191 Amen ! I ran from His voice for a LOT of years . I should have been dead in my sin and burning in Hell long ago , but He had a greater plan for my life. I now spend every waking moment to serve Him ! God bless you all and praise the sweet , Holy name of Jesus Christ !

[@MarkJones-mm3br]

I would also say, conversely, don't assume that someone with a lower IQ is less evil / more moral. They could be just as evil as an intelligent evil person but have fewer ideas and opportunities to give effect to it.

[@vangoghsear8657]

Underrated.

[@LibertyOverDeath-27]

Valid point, but I think the ones who have done more damage are the high IQ with low morals type. Also, more intelligent people seem to be moral relativists. They find a way to excuse anything or justify any evil act. Like saying it's for the greater good.

[@Tom-tk3du]

I’d put most woke people into that category.

[@dw7922]

More likely to become minions?

[@JoaoCosta-ly1sw]

Good and evil are defined by our actions. Intellect is defined by how complex our planning and understanding of those actions is.

[@MisanThrope-cu1mw7fj3p]

There's an inverse correlation between happiness and intelligence. The smarter you are, the more aware you are of the entire sh*tshow that the modern world is. You see the evil. Everywhere. Not just "abstract" "bad things" that "happen". Deep-rooted, metaphysical evil. The spreding of degeneracy. The accumulation of enormous wealth in the hands of those who least deserve it, and would use it for furthering their antihuman agendas. On a more personal level, you see people. Personal dramas, mistakes, even tragedies, you see how many of these things can be avoided, but you may not interfere out of respect of other people's privacy - lest you become an exile. As an intelligent person you need to either live in an "ivory tower" society, surrounded by peers and relatively isolated from the world at large - or you bear this burden every day, every hour of your existence. And stupid people can just be happy. They don't have to worry about all this. They aren't even aware - not as deeply.

[@russianbot4418]

And then there's the God we are all supposed to worship that's the biggest monster of all.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Yes, but those "stupid" people are ignorant and also what make the distruction worse in colonial indoctrination, and also kll themselves fastest, but if still ignorant, not fast enough, unless able to choose to get better, and not deflect?

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Also not interfering for the better, can also make you complicit with the fascism?

[@russianbot4418]

@@TheSapphireLeo I think your LLM needs considerable refinement work.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

​​@@russianbot4418Grammar nzism is bad and/or abelist and not Russian?

[@anthonybates8568]

Very good conversation. Education is no guarantee of intelligence.

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

Great attitude i took elementary courses to get into law school, they say its the best and they give you a JD with power.

[@JasonGwynne]

intelligence isn't just a blessing, but also a curse of awareness, we must wield what we are gifted with appropriately in relation to selfless and communal moral values

[@kingofmontechristo]

crazy, how delusional people like you push their ego

[@Peace-hr4fg]

The temptation he is speaking of is the frustration in trying to lovingly guide with intelligence and care. The same jealous and envious of who covet the intellect sent to help them.

[@DustinD-h3i]

@DustinD-h3i 0 seconds ago See you’ve taken a pretty thorough analysis of an idea and reduced it to your typical, regurgitated talking point you’ve probably heard from someone else, who heard from someone else, etc etc down the line “Intelligence is a blessing but also a curse”. And then you follow it up with “we must wield”, identifying with “the intelligent”. An imposter I say…

[@OlympiaCHUD]

@@DustinD-h3isavage 😂

[@tmstani23]

I'm just smart enough to know deeply what I'm missing and not dumb enough to not care.

[@focm888]

True. Intelligence without character is cunningness. Intelligence & character both are needed.

[@wendyg8536]

Craft..is skill.. by the character of patience and dedication.

[@joshuajuniorkingal]

Makes sense.😊

[@joshuajuniorkingal]

​@@wendyg8536😮interesting

[@brianroman4114]

Why is cunning and craftiness always implied as being soley bad traits? Those traits are extremely useful in doing good in the world

[@joshuajuniorkingal]

@@brianroman4114 You may use it to do good. So it's like a tool for you to use. You're ultimately responsible, right?

[@Dorin_Azril]

I believe this is from the Bhagavad Gita: "For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy."

[@Killakallie92]

Yes I believe it is as well.

[@lucky_ramen9803]

Amen to that~❤️‍🔥

[@Zanduras1]

The human condition is universal so likely it came to be from many different sources.

[@reginaldchesterfield8110]

Thats not what the doc is saying.

[@Dorin_Azril]

@@reginaldchesterfield8110 Then what do you believe he is saying instead?

[@chernagast6754]

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Jer. 17:9. In modern English, "The human mind constantly deceives itself and choses wrong, but who would believe this?"

[@ratumelimatanatoto2488]

Amen to that

[@deborahvallier9245]

Yes! God’s word perfectly applies to this subject. ❤

[@carolmartin8781]

People are their own worst enemies.

[@legalcake6125]

Is the heart considered the human mind in the bible? (Just started reading)

[@carolmartin8781]

@@legalcake6125 The terms heart, soul, and mind are frequently used interchangeably in the Bible. When interpreting these terms, you have to consider the context. I consider them to be different parts of the self. The passage in Matthew 22:37 indicates they are separate parts of ourselves. It says: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. That means all parts of yourself, the whole self. The word holy comes from the word whole.

[@carolmartin8781]

Knowledge and wisdom are two different things.

[@Stormmblade]

And wisdom can only be developed through humility. Which is difficult to cultivate when highly intelligent people are more predisposed towards arrogance because their potential outshines most of the people aeound them.

[@carolmartin8781]

@@Stormmblade Wisdom comes from the Holy Spirit.

[@alexlitill2315]

Wisdom is part of mental health and smart people take care of their health.

[@reedirokaj]

Wisdom comes from experience

[@carolmartin8781]

@@reedirokaj You could have 1,000 lifetimes of experience and knowledge, and still not have wisdom.

[@nwsanagnwsths]

First time mentioned by J. P.: "To those who are given much, much will be required...!" And "if you are super-smart and your intellect is working against you... then you are in serious trouble..." Man, you bet this is true!!

[@louisbrown4620]

I’m somewhere near a 140 IQ. I am absolutely an underachiever and I fight suicidal thoughts, depression, and bitterness every day. In some ways the way I turned out was my absolutely my fault and in other ways it was the hand I was dealt. Dr. Peterson is 100% correct. If I didn’t have a good wife who has taken on a lot of responsibility I wouldn’t be here. I offered her the easy way out and she refused. So, I do my best for her.

[@BongsMnge]

My brother pray and keep praying, you're trying to to feel a void only God can occupy, without Him you're not complete.

[@kjc7388]

Learn to love yourself. Stop thinking of yourself as a burden. You are here for a reason. You might not know it yet, but loving yourself is part of it. Once you start that, the depression and all will dimmer, and dimmer and be very minimal. Strive to better yourself. Keep watching videos that help you grow like this one. Life is already written, so enjoy the ride and keep going.

[@slipknotie]

Same. 152. Studied from grade school until my mid 20s. After that, I refused contact with the university psychologists. I am not a lab rat.

[@ktoth29]

I’m right in that range where I’m smart enough to understand what smart is, but not smart enough to be it. Very frustrating place to be.

[@ericjohnson9468]

You’re keeping good company in knowing that… … & there’s wisdom in that…

[@grandarchon6969]

Just go into the professions. Accountant, attorney, Business majors, IT, etc. There's plenty of business majors who failed out of engineering because they weren't as smart as they thought they were. Also, it's better to be in the 90th percentile of accountants, than the 50th percentile of engineers if you care about financial success.

[@matty301]

I’m the same. Could be worse

[@mactireliath2356]

Increase your moral virtue, refine your communication skills, and seek to surround yourself with people who compliment your capabilities through contrast. Get real good at one thing, and get paid for it. That’s all anyone needs, really.

[@drose91]

You can understand someone who is one level smarter than you but you can't compete. It's like Salieri in Amadeus. Not a historically accurate movie but still interesting.

[@Teddy-zr8yv]

My favorite author Cormac McCarthy represented this perfectly in his stories, all his villains are intellectuals and his last 2 novels are a condemnation of intelligence without responsibility... here is a fan from Venezuela Dr. Peterson 🤝

[@vangoghsear8657]

The Passenger and Stella Maris are not condemnations of intelligence. McCarthy would never do such a thing. They are stories about the nature of genius within an increasingly, void, empty, and nihilistic world.

[@emily43210]

Genius within a nihilistic, empty world sounds similar to intelligence without responsibility.

[@vangoghsear8657]

@@emily43210 It's more an outcome when a society stands as an affront on genius.

[@AnonYmous-lk9qy]

just because you think you are doing good doesn’t mean you are either

[@newlife956]

MERITOCRACY VS CREDENTIALISM - and most people do not understand the difference. Just because a person has degrees and intelligence DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THEY HAVE COMPETENCE AND CAN ACHIEVE REAL POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN REAL LIFE SCENARIOS. We must stop rewarding mediocrity and credentialism and instead put people in positions of authority that actually can achieve and produce on the highest level. Intellectuals are often arrogant, narcissistic, entitled and believe they have better abilities...WHEN THEY DON'T! Replacing phony 'physicians', psychiatrists, politicians and scientists with TRULY SMART ACHIEVERS that actually produce exceptional results.....SCARES THESE PUFFED-UP INTELLECTUALS...because it might mean the end of their employment based on no real positive outcomes.

[@keithkahley]

YHWH is good. Anything else is from Satan.

[@Anton_Sh.]

@@keithkahley Satan is less bad, than everything else.

[@Anton_Sh.]

Better intelligence can determine when there's a delusion about what is actually 'good', and modify strategy/direction/goals. If good is measured above intelligence in importance than it won't be able to detect false paths --> lead to bad. This is wht intelligence is what causes good in the end, not otherwise.

[@anesiathomas6076]

It is said that there are "good" people in hell, because they thought that their "good" merited them eternal life in heaven. Heaven and hell are based upon receiving Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour or rejecting Him as choosing your self worth.

[@arnoldwatkins805]

In my estimation, attractive people have the most power in society. Think about it when the rich and powerful want to convince the masses to believe something or to like something or someone and so on. They put their words in an attractive persons mouth and stickem in front of a camera.

[@panpiper]

Both attractiveness and intelligence are gifts, tools that unlock doors and grant opportunities. But they too can easily be squandered and create their own problems. I was born with both, and wasted both. I never had to work to achieve, everything came easily. But growing up without a work ethic proved disastrous over the long term. I was able to seduce virtually any woman I wanted, but that proclivity to promiscuity has resulted in me being 65 years old, never married, alone without family or even a desire for friends.

[@carolmartin8781]

Attractive people are often victims of people who have power over them.

[@bernadettesavage4786]

The way I understand it is that if my intelligence is of no use to someone else of lesser intelligence in making their life better, then what value does my intelligence have at all? If I have a grasp on details of patterns of reality that someone else doesn't have, that has no value to that other person. The only way it becomes an asset or of value to socially/collectively is if my intelligence is of use to someone else to help them see some useful information in their life path or in improving their quality of life physically. But people only receive knowledge or wisdom that is outside their awareness if it is delivered with love and humility and simplicity. It can take spiritual growth and practice on the part of the intelligent person to develop this skill of how to communicate in love and humility. Some intelligent people seem effortlessly kind. I don't have much intelligence but I have enough for it to isolate me in some way. My social skills need work. Sometimes I think I'd rather not have it.

[@vangoghsear8657]

You write books. Make art. You need to create something solid and long-lasting. Speech is not enough.

[@cybermails]

This is probably the best summary of the video. Your spiritual intelligence is probably in the 95th percentile. I love the description, "effortlessly kind".

[@codytravers]

I used to think I was smart, but I have been humbled so much over the last few years

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Must work in tech. Or engineering. Hang with them a week and get humbled, they’re are 26 year olds out there with doctoral level experience. lol

[@username7763]

@@TRAVIESO_NA Engineering is often about failures. It can be a very ugly process. While rooted in science, no one sits down and gets things right the first time. You have to validate what you have and test it. You are made constantly aware just how much you get wrong.

[@BillyOnYouTube]

I wouldn't call myself an intelligent person. But I know what it's like to misuse your gifts and watch them turn against you.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

I know a lot about that. To those who have 10 talents they must be used or they will be taken. But some will have zero talents. And they are more blessed. Better to have never had, than to have it all and lose it all.

[@hermitcard4494]

Some people are just smarter at obeying, not at critically thinking for themselves.

[@JackT13]

Flowers For Algernon is a literary depiction of the positive correlation between intelligence and (amongst other things) narcissism, superciliousness and impatience.

[@jonathangeorge4437]

"The seeds we nurture, grow; the gifts we neglect, fade. Life amplifies both our diligence and our disregard."

[@nicolem889]

Peterson has been on this kick for a moment and I do agree with him that intelligence doesn’t equate to goodness. He should consider that many dumb people are also very bad. My point is that all people just behave badly and few of them are good. If you see things through, my perspective as a black female; you’d really understand that people are wearing a mask most of the time, and reveal themselves depending on who they’re dealing with. Now, are people bad enough to let you burn in a house fire? No. But they will try to chip away at your self esteem to the point is where your internal house is burning.

[@carolmartin8781]

We all fall short of the mark. We are all sinners.

[@roseaduke8835]

_"Are people bad enough to let you burn in a house fire? No."_ ????? *You, certainly, don't watch true crime stories!*

[@accrualworld318]

I never considered pride with intellect but now I can see it. I am learning moreover that pride rears its head in every way and that you must be humble in ALL that you do. You use your talents for GOOD!!!

[@christophersnedeker]

This really seems to be a video for me. I've always been a nerd and thought of myself as smart but ever since the end of highschool 6 years ago I've been unemployed and living on disability (schizophrenia) and it seems to me like I'm wasting my potential. I've been volunteering at the habitat for humanity thrift store and hope to get job there this Christmas season. Been also thinking about asking my apartment complex about setting up boxes for clothing and book collections to give away at a free store.

[@hiotsobo]

I’m happy for you

[@newlife956]

MERITOCRACY VS CREDENTIALISM - and most people do not understand the difference. Just because a person has degrees and intelligence DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THEY HAVE COMPETENCE AND CAN ACHIEVE REAL POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN REAL LIFE SCENARIOS. We must stop rewarding mediocrity and credentialism and instead put people in positions of authority that actually can achieve and produce on the highest level. Intellectuals are often arrogant, narcissistic, entitled and believe they have better abilities...WHEN THEY DON'T! Replacing phony 'physicians', psychiatrists, politicians and scientists with TRULY SMART ACHIEVERS that actually produce exceptional results.....SCARES THESE PUFFED-UP INTELLECTUALS...because it might mean the end of their employment based on no real positive outcomes.

[@classicallpvault]

Education is just a very inefficient IQ test with some added variables like rule following and rhote memorisation. Which is why tons of stupid people go to uni these days. The average education or cultural studies major is too thick to graduate in any legitimate field of study and entire uni departments were created for mid-wits to be able and get academic training. After this they end up in HR departments, in the schools, or the civil service, and manifest themselves there like the cancer of society they are.

[@lee399]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ExecutiveZombie]

Recommendation… If you are a creative-type: do local theatre, local music festivals, local dance classes… Just do! 😎 See what happens…

[@leeriterii2128]

I was baptized in the local theater.

[@ExecutiveZombie]

@@leeriterii2128 Here. Here. 🥂

[@AlysiaWilkins-d7r]

MANY of Us have SOCIAL issues... high quotient at the expense of other faculties

[@ExecutiveZombie]

@@AlysiaWilkins-d7r Till someone punches you and you learn… 👊🏽🇺🇸🏋🏽‍♀️

[@ecstatica1123]

what happens if I'm a creative type but don't use my creativity? What is my moral obligation? If you're smart, be humble... what's the lesson for creative people? FYI I'm not in the "intellectual spectrum" so I'm just trying to understand.

[@Damiculture]

The most important discussion to the future of civilization. 🏅 Solid work Guys.

[@greencraig8570]

The true way to test someone's verbal ability is by writing or speaking. Multiple-choice analogy questions to assess verbal skills are like testing a potential boxer with a push-up test or a pad routine. The real question is how well a person can fight? The only real test is combat. Thousands of people make perfect scores on the SAT yearly. None of those (not one) could compose a Lennon/McCartney song or write a JD Salinger short story.

[@classicallpvault]

Bullshit, in fact there'd be several individuals among them who could do both. I can assure you that among these perfect scorers on the SAT there will be several people with prodigous musical or literary talent. These things generally correlate with outlier high intelligence. Also, stop acting like the Beatles were the pinnacle of musicianship. Keith Emerson for instance had more talent in the tip of his right hand index finger than the 4 Beatles combined. The music of the Beatles bleaks compared to ELP, Queen, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, and then I haven't even compared it to classical music, which is even an order of magnitude greater than the best art rock bands. Are you implying that John Lennon posessed outlier high intelligence by the way? Listen to Imagine, for crying out loud. Only a cretin could believe in the world view presented in it!

[@andre5032]

@@classicallpvaultyou are comically arrogant. Did you watch the video you are commenting on?

[@ianmackenzie686]

Salinger? Please...you can't be serious.

[@username7763]

Don't compare intelligent people to entertainers. These are very different skill sets. Could these high-scoring individuals write equivalent lyrics to Black Eye'd Peas song, My Humps? Or Avril Lavigne Hello Kitty? I suspect that would cause their brains to explode or something.

[@ALTheFreeMan]

I can definitely relate to being an “intelligent under-achiever”, my guess is that it’s related to childhood trauma. My childhood was pretty rough, and now in my 40s, I’m still discovering ways it has affected me.

[@jessicaellis8751]

I'm the same way

[@YHWHsavesDotCom]

Excellent insights!

[@hazelivory69]

Whew this is so true glad you spoke on this.

[@JiraiyaSama86]

Knowledge is power. Put power in someone's hands and see what happens. Do they wield it like a hammer? Or do they think long and hard and seek to be careful about using it?

[@LivingInWonder7]

Knowledge is power, yes. But vengeance is only for the Lord. So they might wield it like a hammer before truly understanding their power. It's not always obvious when power is in someone hands, until they wield it. Once they understand, then it is different. What I'm saying is be careful not to judge too quickly. That's all.

[@JiraiyaSama86]

@@LivingInWonder7 thank you

[@russianbot4418]

@@LivingInWonder7 And because you all refuse to hold others accountable or do any legitimate form of gatekeeping anymore is why the world is in this mess now.

[@LivingInWonder7]

@@russianbot4418 I agree the world is a mess. I myself have contributed to it. And if you can keep up, its out of reverence for the Highest, and fear of God. It is properly placed fear. - Who am I to watch the gate? The Lord will return as it is written. 1 Thessolonians 4:16-17 "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." John 15:18-19 KJV - " If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." It is renewal of the mind, which can only be obtained through the Lord. Romans 12:2 NIV - "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will."

[@stevenlowe3245]

I have an I.Q. of 151 and have felt cursed my whole life. I don't perceive the world the same as others and can barely function in it and yet I have friends with higher I.Q.'s than mine that have been very successful.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

In what? Colonially infested institutes, or in authenticity?

[@Pitchblue1]

You are too stuck on finding meaning in life . instead take actions and meaning will come itself ,take risks. Travel aboard , use your gifts to earn good income and stop comparing yourself to others , that will do you no good - one way or the other. Everyone is built different, its not good or bad its just - that , and there is no use dwelling on it too much.

[@andre5032]

I doubt it because its not I.Q, its IQ

[@Mavish11]

You can't discredit his claim by an error like that.​ @andre5032

[@codyshepp7432]

@7:47 These verses go together. Christ isnt contradicting himself... Matthew 25:29 KJV - For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Matthew 7:18-20 KJV - A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

[@Copt774]

Intelligent people do better in institutional settings which is why we have a class of powerful and wealthy elitists aligned with corporations and large institutions - but they lack wisdom and discernment which are virtues that rise from some degree of humility. I speak generally but i believe truthfully in most cases.

[@walgekaaren1783]

Mat 6;22,23 is also important regarding about your shared quote if your vision is blurred, it dost matter how intellectual you are, compared to a more leveled Forrest Gump, who will get a better result.

[@Brett-ui3gf]

Thank you for the wonderful insight. It has really helped me understand myself better.

[@KelleyElizabeth]

I came to know Christ in jail in 2013 by reading a book, "Overcoming spiritual blindness" by James P. Gills MD. The veil was taken off my eyes. Heaven came through for me in my finances too, getting $25,000 monthly. I can support God's work and give back to my community. God is absolutely more than enough!

[@Faithful-lz8xx]

God is more than enough for us, and his mercy is new every morning. Hallelujah 🎉🎉🎉♥️

[@GabrieleRicardonicolo-xr3qe]

Isaiah 45:3 speaks of a transference of riches from the heathen to the righteous...🙏 🙏🙏I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret... I receive this for my household in Jesus' name. Amen!

[@NemeremStanley]

Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.

[@GregGJames-x9p]

Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me.🙏🙏

[@KelleyElizabeth]

This sounds so good and I would like to be a party to this, is there any way I can speak with her?

[@nounae7409]

This guest is an amazing individual. I love him and respect him so much! I always listen to him on CNN.

[@adg8269]

I missed this version of Jordan P. - the one I first met on KZbin

[@gonzo5648]

I recently read, for the first time at the age of 42, Flowers For Algernon. What a story! Short, but profoundly powerful. If this tipic intirgues you at all, read (or even re-read) Flowers. I would add it to my list of must reads.

[@Peace-hr4fg]

The temptation he is speaking of is the frustration in trying to lovingly guide with intelligence and care. The same jealous and envious of who covet the intellect sent to help them.

[@lampy4485]

You’ve made mistakes, they’ve made mistakes. An intelligent being would look down at your mistakes the same way you look down on theirs. Self inflicted suffering has purpose as it forces us to look inward and assess worldview. Don’t get frustrated when people knock their heads repeatedly against the wall, let people live out the mistakes that they are destined to make. If they are not destined to make those mistakes, they will seek out your council, there is no need to offer unsolicited advice. It is neither welcomed nor appreciated. You harbour unnecessary resentment for that. Don’t. Then them be as you are left to be🙏🏻

[@Peace-hr4fg]

@lampy4485 Not all frustration is looking down on someone. This frustration comes hurting when they hurt. Comes from empathy. Some positions, parents, or teachers require and demand guidance. There are many roles that the gift of intelligence can be seen. Frustration even comes with driving. We just adjust and move on. No resentment in empathy 😢

[@lampy4485]

@@Peace-hr4fg I’m glad to hear that there’s no resentment in your empathy. Those two foes often cross paths in me when empathy turns to frustration turns to resentment, especially when it leads to the harm of innocents. I often have to take a step back and view life from a spiritual and philosophical perspective. People will harm themselves and others, and they won’t accept your guidance unless they want to. Go well

[@johnhale1466]

Einstein said , of All the human attributes , the one I hold highest is “ imagination “ …

[@dondankleberg4965]

when jesus said "those who have everything will be given more" jordan peterson actually misunderstood that in my opinion: 2 things, 1 is: what does it mean to have everything? because if you feel like you have everything, which is a state of gratefulness, then you will be grateful for what is to come and it will always be a + because you realized all is happening for you in gratefulness. if you now identify as someone who has nothing, the opposite is true and your mind also will seek for things that are losses. its a question of consciousness not only tho, because god will actually give those who feel like they have everything even more. if you read genesis and read about abraham that becomes clear

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

From Barclay's commentary on Mark 4:25. It is true of effort. The more we exercise, the more weight we'll be able to lift, the more miles we'll be able to walk. It's also true of the ability to bear responsibility. "If a man shirks his responsibilities, if he evades his decisions and vacillates all the time, in the end he will become a flabby, spineless creature totally unfitted for responsibility and totally unable to come to any decision at all."

[@aelianbeeleaf]

This is so encouraging and inspiring 🕊️

[@SammytheStampede]

We just call it "Hell-bent" Intelligence doesn't equal virtue.

[@CorbinB-Rax]

Hell bent means you'll do anything and justify it to achieve an end

[@willie8976]

Im a dumb labourer who left schools at 14 but i went to catholic school in ireland and i got a headstart on all this stuff 😊

[@DanIel-fl1vc]

And being stupid means you're more likely to be evil. Since stupid people are less prone to shame.

[@marksolomon7230]

I needed that talking to Dr P… thank you my friend 🙏🏼

[@guydegroof2217]

And just because you’re stupid doesn’t mean your good either.

[@MegaMerdeux]

No one implied the opposite

[@investornabil8825]

The evil geniuses are resentful that they’re lazy and not successful. They have decided to pursue a bad life and think not cheating is foolish. It’s related to wisdom, not intelligence. Intellect doesn’t lead to a higher quality life, they may make more money and have more success, but they don’t live better lives.

[@jtmwanakhu]

Bros mustache is the main character of his face

[@Peaea]

What's bro's name?

[@lee399]

​@@PeaeaColeman Hughes

[@Peaea]

@@lee399 thanks

[@yotinpimohktiw7766]

Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds. The road to Goodness. No shortcuts now. No sidetracks either. Stay on the road.

[@robertvondarth1730]

I’ve had the misfortune of knowing quite a few high functioning Machiavellian sociopaths

[@flaviaboa9822]

Sorry to hear that

[@graceb3934]

Me too...they are far more prevalent than most people realise. I've been in a relationship with an individual who is an esteemed academic, but he is without a doubt a machiavelian narcissist. They slink through society with charm and a sheepskin coat.

[@JackJonValois]

I feel like I am staged in some kind of TV show secretly, its awful. I have dealt with so many of these villains and there is a new one around every corner to abuse plato's cave. Took me too long as an empath to learn from experience how to deal with them, such a slow game.

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

@@graceb3934from your experience would you say these people are irideamable? Could they come to Christ in your opinion?

[@robertvondarth1730]

@@JackJonValois The more empathetic you are by nature, the more easily you are manipulated by them . It wasn’t until I became a hypnotherapist that I could read tells much more easily

[@AetheriusComics]

This is such a fantastic discussion, and brilliant how it is handled.

[@mindhunter8772]

I think what he said at the 4:10 min mark is highly Debatable. He said "You've been GIFTED Intelligence, is not something you EARN.....I know some people who were not intelligent at first, but as time goes on they gradually became more intelligent.

[@LuisCarlos-zv1wi]

I think you are confusing intelligence with something like knowledge. Intelligence is what enables you to gather as much knowledge in some period of time

[@Adrian5400isp]

IQ for example is shown to be highly hereditary, so much of it is not something you choose at all

[@mrdonivy8]

​@@LuisCarlos-zv1wiWisdom, information we somehow encounter, when comprehended converts into knowledge. Without comprehension, wisdom is still valuable, yet just information to the individual short of knowledge. It appears Dr. Peterson is referring to the synapses that "brain wiring" fires off and between one another that leads to conclusions and realizations. This ability does not increase. It is a gift, in that, the advanced ability is present at birth and cannot be enhanced through brain exercises or encountering and retaining information to advance the speed of reaction and access of depth within these synapses.

[@dreamscape405]

IQ can't be grown. If it could, there wouldn't be anyone with less than genius status. Also, another reason their intelligence appears to be growing, may be because they were smart all along, and never realized it, due to child abuse, and neglect. A person raised in that type of environment wouldn't be able to fully express their intellect, if it was constantly squashed out by their parents. I know, because I'm one of these people.

[@nounae7409]

Jordan is an amazing individual. I love him and respect him so much!

[@graceb3934]

I abhor the way in which we measure and respect 'intelligence'. Its so reductive and limiting, and quite frankly stupid! There are so many ways to learn, and to gain knowledge and wisdom, but we have made it such a narrow field that requires: a piece of paper from certain establishments, that then allows an individual to add a selection of leters after their name...and the they are an authority / respected figure. Its smoke and mirrors. Btw, I am delighted to see Coleman Hughes on JPs channel 😃

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

I don't believe the view that IQ is fixed at birth. If you're educated in the art of thinking, you can then learn even more complex material. The more you work at learning, the more your IQ will go up. Of course, not everyone starts at the same starting line when it comes to intellect.

[@mountainbrooks1]

Brilliant, that answered alot of questions for me, thank you❤ looking forward to your new book, l especially like the bit about being humble and utilising your gifts

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

I use WORDS as a WEAPON... To diffuse my ABSURD OBSESSION... I abuse discourse, through AGGRESSION. To display, we create our own LESSONS. I DEFY my own LAWS.... To ANNIHILATE what I'm NOT. My conspiracies APPLAUD.... Eternal mirrors that see my FLAWS. I eat my own LIES, I DESPISE. To free my own MIND, by DESIGN. I am my own SLAVE, till the GRAVE. Every day I'm AMAZED, at what I MAKE. Love it when I BREAK, into new INTRICATE THINGS. Love it when I TAKE, time from ETERNAL BEINGS. I fall farther then STARS. Through a cosmic Fabric of BLACK. I now... Wander empty HALLS. BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL... TURNED TO ASH.

[@michaellord569]

A lot of officers in the SS that did horrific things had a Dr. before their name.

[@onefugue]

"If you misuse a gift you have been granted, it will become an unbearable burden and turn itself against you." I'd be curious to hear how one's great creativity becomes one's enemy. What comes to mind is a lot of people who might say they're dealing with ADHD. A mind that churns with ideas and connections, but which they've never (or scarcely) learned to channel productively. That's the responsibility to bear. But not like their struggle is necessarily all their fault. It's simply their cross to bear. Often the struggle has a lot to do with the trauma, abuse and neglect of early life. It's hard to organize and channel the gifts of one's mind when, for example, one never learned how to care properly for oneself by being properly cared for.

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

God has given each of us a mission that He would prefer we accomplish in this life. We've also got handicaps to deal with, but perhaps these can also be blessings, since they may make us more compassionate toward the struggles of others. If we ask Him for His help, He will definitely give it, since this is His mission. It's also our mission, since we were specifically created to find the challenge especially fulfilling. On the other hand, if someone refuses their mission...

[@jewishgenes]

My guy right here 🎉

[@elinope4745]

When I get paranoid I can see hidden enemies and patterns that aren't real. I can see many possible paths to a thing, so I can be over speculative. I have subjective morality that is highly context dependent with few hard rules. I don't stick to one opinion on anything and can easily devils advocate myself. I'm so clever that I can't escape my own biases. You probably can't either, so it's dangerous for you to argue with me as I will quickly catch on to your line of reasoning and then argue your reasoning to my conclusions. If I'm wrong but believe that I am right, it doesn't end with just me being wrong. I'll convince many people that I am right and others are wrong.

[@Iys67]

The title of this video is a great reminder.

[@gawf4959]

Is it possible that we may have made a mistake by building a society that promotes intellect above all else?

[@LocPham-kw5ut]

We need intellects power. Good competent doctors, scientists, professors, CEOs, leaders... who all reduce sufferings.

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

No, I think we've made a society which promotes wealth above all else. Power and/or fame are a close second. Intellect is a distant third. I am curious about one thing, though. Jordan says there's no correlation between intellect and goodness. Is there a negative correlation between wealth and goodness? While I'm sure that there are plenty of good, rich people, I wonder if you're more likely to accrue wealth if you're evil.

[@gawf4959]

@@LocPham-kw5ut I understand the logic behind seeing problems that hinder our survival and trying to solve them but I often wonder if we should have just stopped at "good enough" and focused on other things. What things? I don't know.

[@gawf4959]

@@JustMe-vn5pq From what Jordan is saying, wealth power and fame are just the products of intellect "properly" utilized. And he also argued that too much faith and lack of humility toward the intellect would lead to "evil." Goodness is a separate concept according to him. And that's the whole reason I made the comment in the first place. People are so hung up on being smart and advancing man kind that most of us haven't even given ourselves a chance to live. Our greatest tool is our mind but sometimes we need to just slow down and realize that we are not the center of existence.

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

@@gawf4959 Thank you for your kind and thoughtful reply. Like you, I think it's necessary to find a balance between work and play, and as you say, "give ourselves a chance to live."

[@kurarisusa]

Also, remember that intelligence isn’t everything even when it comes to success. Wisdom doesn’t have a little test and is equally, possibly more important to success. I went to college with several people with a higher IQ than me. But many of these same people made worse grades and a few even ruined or nearly ruined their lives for lack of wisdom. One actually went insane because the wisdom/IQ divide was severe and he fell in with a bad group.

[@NightsideOfParadise]

Does intelligence make human relationships more satisfying? No. "Oh what a lovely gift you gave me❤. I have always wanted one like this and its even better because your iq is over 140".

[@classicallpvault]

You're completely wrong. Intelligence DOES make human relationships more satisfying. Being with someone you can share deep conversations with is a HUGE benefit to your well-being and marriages actually fail because of intellectual mismatch between spouses.

[@Killakallie92]

Yeah your wrong there. I don't want a dumb dumb and someone whom is incompetent nor can express their ideas because I consider myself to be intellectual and I would feel extremely out of place if I have relationships that I cannot even relate to. Also I do not want to dilute myself and dumb myself down to "fit" in. So intelligence is actually very attractive to me and fulfilling in relationships of all sorts.

[@veralynguillory8579]

Finally someone express the truth that should have been spoken yrs ago. It’s very good to have a Phd or a masters degree but bitter and hatred in a person’s bring a person so low. And everyone can see what’s in the heart of an evil person.

[@iamplay797]

Just because your educated doesn't mean your intelligent either

[@taefithendo]

For example, your grammar!

[@iamplay797]

@@taefithendo if you were intelligent you would have understood what i wrote

[@jamesharris184]

You're underestimate stupid people. Just remember driving over the course of the last months. Slow processing speeds a killer.

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

As you get older, you naturally become aware of your slower processing speed, and so you put an extra car length between you and the car in front of you. This is a simple example of wisdom, and occasionally we'll get wiser as we get older. I wonder if wisdom can be measured, and if so, if there's any correlation between wisdom and IQ.

[@tonyowens3601]

perfect example of two super smart guys without a lot common sense beating a relatively uncomplicated topic to death 😅

[@AlfonsinaPappalardo]

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[@user-ym9mm2rf2x]

Hello how do you make such monthly?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down 🤦of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God 🙏.

[@AlfonsinaPappalardo]

It has been christiane Evelyn Mackie. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US amd abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus.

[@AlfonsinaPappalardo]

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[@AlfonsinaPappalardo]

Her top notch guidance and expertise on digital market changed the game for me

[@AlfonsinaPappalardo]

And to think that I started with the sum of $11.500 remains a miracle

[@meyratbrigitte3793]

Eblouissante conclusion ! ... on est tellement fatigué des personnes diplômées si creuses mais fonctionnelles... elles sont mortelles. MERCI DR! ❤

[@whoswhoatheZoo]

Just because you say something, doesn’t mean it’s the truth. Stay intelligent.

[@classicallpvault]

The likelihood of being good increases with intelligence though. Intelligence significantly correlates with good mental health and many of the factors which make evil people evil are some form of mental illness. Intelligence also correlates significantly with impulse control and impulse control als reduces the propensity of people to do evil.

[@jberrocalucf]

Wrong. There is no correlation. As statistics imply. You’re just pontificating. Not bad but just know where you are . To start off your definitions need clarification. Higher intelligence IS in fact linked to worse mental health. Mental illness is not linked to evil ….

[@sardonicspartan9343]

Just because you are religious doesn't make you good either.

[@beyourself2788]

Intelligence, intellect=ego. Wisdom, consciousness=soul Both are good when well dosed. Just look around and see all the horrible things that is happening in the world caused by super intellectual cold hearted people!

[@thinkwithpurpose]

Basically, Jordan Peterson is describing Sam Harris. 💀

[@clarissawright6378]

This is single handedly the best thing I've heard JP say

[@AstorsonofEl]

If I am smarter, stronger, faster, better trained, more compassionate and honest to a level that you cannot be then I AM better than you. Better in a streetfight, better in the boardroom, better in the bedroom...and need all my suits tailor made due to the Greek god physique. I am on a God level with child raising. The Rh- bloodline of my heritage is OLDER than the first human. One of us is inferior to the other in terms of performance. The punchline? The universe itself is alive and we are all just one organism. So...I don't judge my left arm for being weaker than my right. I can't rob a pedophile without stealing from my own Pocket. All is Self. I fucking adore every single one of you. We are all One. Namaste, Eh🎉

[@figgettit]

creativity is not only innate nor is intelligence both can be fostered

[@wendyg8536]

That lucifer-ase must be increasing the global intellect .. oh wait..

[@salonez91]

I would say beside being intelligent we ourselves present the biggest obstacle to having good result at any subject and it has to do with positive or negative association.

[@daneracamosa]

Except neither one of these guys actually believe it in their hearts...their entire world is built inside an overeducated bubble that worships IQ....

[@grobo503]

When the shit hits the fan, don't expect stupid people to be good. In fact, trying to take advantage of the situation would tell me that you're stupid (and bad). But often people who are marked as stupid or bad by society are actually pretty good leaders. That's because there are a lot of people in society with a big mouth, but who are really bad judges of character.

[@vangoghsear8657]

Stupid people make good leaders?? have you seen our contemporary leaders of this world??

[@joechambers7816]

Vote Trump and help save America. Satan can’t win

[@seoulmansupra]

This is ironic because she has her high law degree but no common sense.

[@SerpePle]

Really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Is there really nobody with a good moral compass, competent enough and willing to run for the presidency in the whole country?

[@httr94]

​@@SerpePle In case you haven't realized, the election is a month away so it's a bit late for all the naive idealism when there are real consequences to opting for Kamala's agenda.

[@httr94]

​​​@@SerpePle Maybe 2028 will come and it'll be JD Vance vs. whoever the Dems come up with after completely having to reset. Good luck pushing Gavin Newsome when Cali is in the state of affairs it's in. You can say the same for any of these major cities or blue states. No chance the Dems embrace the populism that came with Bernie Sanders. He was an existential threat to them and ultimately bent the knee and does their bidding. They have nothing to offer but decay and degeneracy.

[@JustMe-vn5pq]

@@SerpePle The system has ways of weeding out the good people. Good people favor peace over war, and so Raytheon and General Dynamics will do everything in their power to prevent them from being elected.

[@reginaldberry9463]

Useful information

[@farshadmn4273]

Thank you 💯

[@therippleeffect1983]

Very intresting and makes so much sense 👏🏾

[@Jjohnson7227]

Intelligence can also become the main vehicle for depression and those with high a rating. Able to understand situations and at times know exactly what the future is off of things could be. It’s very stressing.

[@F.R.F937]

I totally agreed with Coleman but then Jordan took it 5 levels upper 🤯

[@luistorres-ev1ql]

4:53 sometimes I listen to Dr Peterson and I think, he’s so intelectual & smart that but still I don’t know what in the world he is talking about 😂😂😂😂

[@tonypizzle5758]

His critics would have a field day with this comment 😂

[@hollyp9811]

My ex had a degree and PhD in philosophy. He thought he knew more than anyone else and acted that way, always trying to convince people of his thinking. If you didn’t agree with him, you weren’t around long. In our marriage of almost 18 years and eight kids, he couldn’t keep one close friend. After he had an affair, he actually said (in regards to continuing his relationship with this affair partner) he wouldn’t listen to anyone that wasn’t on his same level of mental ability. He was right to continue with her and end our marriage. He always justified his actions and manipulated those he could - my kids. Intellectual narcissists are the worst. They serve themselves alone.

[@GlennElliottKeller]

The fire of intelligence, quenched by the water of faith

[@authentictalkpodcast]

Good conversation

[@estelaguidote3658]

Every individual is unique. Whether intelligent or not so intelligent does not have weight on the person you talk to and speak with about subject matters that can be idealistic. Maybe, a person has ADHD or autism but they can be intelligent or otherwise. Wisdom has been the basis for many decisions that people make. If the outcome is good, well and great. If not, then it’s the taste of failure that makes success so sweet.

[@Hexecutable]

Coleman hughes helped push me to go back to church! Been going every weekend for a little over a year now.

[@lee399]

Be careful because if you listen to Hughes in total, he'll talk you out of church. He's a self professed ATHEIST.

[@simondelarosa4404]

How quickly this conversation becomes relevant to those when faced with AI staring back at them.

[@colinjames7569]

I’ve always felt it was easy for me to excel. And yet I couldn’t function in a school setting. I learned by rote. And barely passed HS. Being poor we moved many times. I was using my hands and my physical ability to supplant my intellectual knowledge. I worked as a teenager to help my mother pay bills and for food for my brothers. A roof over our head. I’ve wasted years in my youth not knowing I need to just progress what I excel at. BTW my SAT score was 1750. I knew the information, but I didn’t have a way to show for it at the time ❤

[@wendyg8536]

Lots, accrue to those who learn discernment of longevity, to save, rescue and archive.. appreciation ...others, buy 'I'tems,..use once , move on, disposable, written off, thrown away into landfill six weeks later..depreciation