Joe Rogan - Jordan Peterson's Antidote to Moral Relativism

[amyjkr]

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek."-- Joseph Campbell.

[vaughngainey]

"That which you most need will be found where you least want to look where."-- Carl Jung. I really like that quote.

[james]

you find what you need where you least wanna look

[ptxc]

It's crazy I did the math on how much they have talked together on the podcast alone nearly a full day I love it

[TheBillyBlack]

What is the Meaning of Life?
No No No
What is the Life of Meaning?
Yes!

[wtdt]

Do stuff so you don't feel empty.

[angelduster]

Damn, this man is absolutely fantastic.
JP, you will go down in history. You will remain. The world will know, how much of a beacon of light you are, you were.
My absolute hero.

[ninfia]

Jordan "The Zone of Proximal Development" Peterson

[barrow_]

This doesn't specifically deal with moral relativism. People can be "in the zone" and fulfilled by many things which are, to most people, morally reprehensible.

[josephokellookello]

"you find what you need when you least wanna look..." i felt that! ✨

[galaxyofreesesking]

In short, moral relativism heavily implies that there is no meaning in what you do, except to do what you want to, when you want. But Jordan's answer is that there _is_ meaning in what you do, because your actions and attitude directly correlate to how good or bad you might have it, in life.

[aaronbennett]

I wish Peterson was one of my professors...his rhetoric is hypnotizing.

[souljacem]

I could listen to this master of a man all day long. He‘s a gift.

[inigosebastiangaray]

From what I read by Aristotle, every being is meant to become its entelechy. For the ancient Greeks every man was to fulfill his destiny. Today I say that, to honor your nature, to pursue your own fate, that is an eternal way of existence.

[noone]

While using metaphors as a teaching tool is certainly useful, speaking plain and simple truth is best.

[ancalagon]

But, this isn't an antidote to moral relativism? Rather an antidote to moral nihilism. And a fantastic one at that.

[Zekonos]

thanks for this video... kinda helps me understand why i can feel miserable even though everything in life is going great... if its not meaningful but you still suffer for your efforts, then you really start to question your whole direction

[EcclesiastesLiker-pyts]

Truth is true whether you want it to be or not. We do not control physics, it controls us, same with morality.

[siftubes]

It's amazing how fundamental and simple many of his ideas are. It's more amazing how many if not most of us already know the truths he's espousing. It's far far far more amazing that one man articulating these ideas for us can create such a chain, net positive reaction in those who would lend their ears and heart.

This is why "Man" is not to be compared with a "cancer" or a "plague" like is so often done in radical environmentalism. The synchronicity in this question being answered for me is astounding. God Bless.

[LagOknenonok]

So this basically applies to people with similar moral upringing. What about people who feel they're doing something right intrinsically, intensely, yet what they are doing can be evil in our eyes? This big rant doesn't escape the idea of moral relativism. It just tries to divert attention away from the problem of people who are driven by different internal mechanisms to those who would see their actions as bad or evil.
This is why Peterson shouldn't be speaking as if he understands these concepts. He doesn't. He's not a philosopher, he's a psychologist. Yet his fans gulp everything up and many refuse to accept criticism of JBP's massive mistakes and uninformed statements.