Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge | Jordan B. Peterson

There is a rather tough question regarding the reasoning behind a piece of fruit and something you eat, and why that would be associated with a transformation of psychology.

The act of eating, especially while hungry or starving, produces a rapid spiritual transformation.

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[martoyo]

This is honestly the most unexpected and at the same time brilliant practical advice I have ever heard

[cjr]

I have a little moral theory that a child becomes a teenager when he/she "eats from the Tree of Knowledge" and loses his/her innocence, but a teenager becomes an adult when he/she matures enough to overcome the lost innocence.

Edit: that didn't really have anything to do with the video now that I've watched it, but I still wanted to share lol

[my_name-letsgettheretog]

I can't thank this man enough for sharing his wisdom and insight!
I'm finding huge value in said information. (Sandwich anyone...)

[vonb]

Having ADHD... food changes my total behaviour in a split second (from angry-impatient-means to calm-patient-loving), it's also the only thing that makes me focus 100%... I just eat and relax.. I had these brain waves detectors on my head... And I had 2 brains waves moving super fast all the time... than when I thought about Food.. The 2 waves became 1 and just stayed still (like a dead person on a health monitor)

[spenceroc]

It’s amazing how much of a difference just a little bit of something good can make. Like a slice of cheese. 😆

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
-Proverbs 16:24(ESV)

[twilit]

The fruit represents assimilation, when we eat something that was outside ourselves becomes part of ourselves. When it comes to the knowledge of good and evil, eating the fruit meant Adam and Eve assimilated the concept of duality, the way they saw the world went from oneness to illusion/duality where humanity fell from a state of harmonious oneness with their environment to likes/dislikes and accordingly good/evil. Similar to the stage we go through from early childhood to puberty and adulthood, as we are taught more about the world we start to see good/evil based on how we are shaped and conditioned instead of experiencing the world just as it is.

[Harrybowles]

Food us a temporary cure for impulsiveness where as fasting will reset compulsiveness

[djhallmighty]

Here's my take on the story:

The Tree of Knowledge is not called the Tree of Death, even though God told them that they will die.
But why?
Well, it's because God gave them a choice:
The choice to follow God's way of life or to follow their own.
How do you follow your own way of life?
You redefine good and evil for yourself.
Sounds a bit like postmodernism...

Therefore,
That's why nowadays people are calling evil good and good evil.

[joelcraig]

Jordon Peterson needs to do a Snickers commercial!

[Terry-ywxv]

So is it the hunter gatherer competitive mode, that changes the ambiance of the moment, brought on by an actual need to have one's hunger satisfied?

[pietbliksem]

Hmm. "Here darling, have some chocolate. Have some more. You know; there's this incredible guitar I absolutely must have..."

[mynyasabut]

I noticed that when ever i went to work with just a few sips of coffe instead of breakfast i'd be grungy and untreatable, so i stoped going to work without having a good protein breakfast and i've never been in a bad mood again since then

[LasYuyu]

I do really like the advice! Very cleaver!

[tinfoilhatter]

the tree of liberty needs ...attention~

[alexdunphy]

You should do videos and lectures like this about European/Western Civilization's founding myths and legends. The series on the Bible is really interesting but at most it can be considered an add on(and not always a welcome one) to our civilization.

[cosmicprison]

Snickers once said in an ad “You’re not yourself if you’re hungry.” Therefore, Snickers is metaphorically true, and more than real. 😊

[claupassionfruit]

They had to eat from it again, later, when He said: "Take and eat;this is my body"

[angrytedtalks]

I get tetchy when I'm hungry. Hypoglycaemia is a real problem.
And diabetes...
It took much effort to figure out a diet that works for me to lose weight (diabetes in remission) without feeling hungry. Turns out meat is fantastic; avoid those sugary fruits. No wonder the fruit of the tree was offered to Eve; Adam probably preferred high protein foods.

[williamfowler]

knowledge is a sweet fruit, the tree of life (DNA chains) will be even sweeter when it is all figured out, they will be able to create and grow any living thing

[askanoulis]

Dear Jordan, despite all the knowledge you acquired through life it seems to me you returned somewhere into your past. The fact that you haven’t found what you were looking for all this years, does not mean you should inally accept things you started with. It just mean you have finally given up to search for the truth as you felt the directions you could take have dried out. There are many paths you haven’t taken yet honorable man. The question is just if you are still able to think out of the box. If you are, do not waste your power to explain things that aren’t there. We need you for the unique way of seeing things. And many things needs to be seen from a different perspective as you have accomplished so many times successfully in my eyes. (sorry for my poor expressions, english is my theird language)