Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

So what it implies is that there's a spirit, so to speak, a process, a dynamic that reveals itself within us, that captures what interests us and compels us forward in consequence, and that following that, so when God comes to Abraham, he makes Abraham an offer, like a very explicit offer. This is the covenant of Yahweh, and it's a very interesting offer.

So what it implies is that there's a spirit, so to speak, a process, a dynamic that reveals itself within us, that captures what interests us and compels us forward in consequence, and that following that, so when God comes to Abraham, he makes Abraham an offer, like a very explicit offer. This is the covenant of Yahweh, and it's a very interesting offer.

And I read it from a psychological perspective, even from an evolutionary biological perspective. God, this is how God is defined, by the way. So, God makes Abraham an offer. So, Abraham comes from rich parents, and there's no reason for him to do anything from the purely material perspective. Everything that he could want is already at hand, and it actually takes Abraham 70 years to

And I read it from a psychological perspective, even from an evolutionary biological perspective. God, this is how God is defined, by the way. So, God makes Abraham an offer. So, Abraham comes from rich parents, and there's no reason for him to do anything from the purely material perspective. Everything that he could want is already at hand, and it actually takes Abraham 70 years to

get moving, right? Because he's an old man by modern standards when the voice of adventure comes to him. And it says something very, very specific to him. It's not vague at all. It says, you need to leave the comforts of your land and home, and you need to voyage out into the great unknown. So it's like a quest story, like the hobbit say. Away you go from comfort.

get moving, right? Because he's an old man by modern standards when the voice of adventure comes to him. And it says something very, very specific to him. It's not vague at all. It says, you need to leave the comforts of your land and home, and you need to voyage out into the great unknown. So it's like a quest story, like the hobbit say. Away you go from comfort.

Well, then the first question you might ask if you had that impulse is, well, why? I have everything. that I would need, assuming life is based on that kind of need, right at hand. So what's the benefit to me of moving beyond the zone of infantile dependence and comfort? That's a question everybody faces always, especially if they're provided for adequately or even excellently by their parents.

Well, then the first question you might ask if you had that impulse is, well, why? I have everything. that I would need, assuming life is based on that kind of need, right at hand. So what's the benefit to me of moving beyond the zone of infantile dependence and comfort? That's a question everybody faces always, especially if they're provided for adequately or even excellently by their parents.

What should impale you out into the world? And why bother? Well, God tells Abraham something very specific. He says, if you abide by the voice of adventure, you'll be a blessing to yourself. Okay, that's a good deal because it's very frequently the case that people don't have an existence that's a blessing to them. They suffer a lot. They're anxious. They're grief-stricken. They're resentful.

What should impale you out into the world? And why bother? Well, God tells Abraham something very specific. He says, if you abide by the voice of adventure, you'll be a blessing to yourself. Okay, that's a good deal because it's very frequently the case that people don't have an existence that's a blessing to them. They suffer a lot. They're anxious. They're grief-stricken. They're resentful.

They're angry. They're self-contemptuous. They're vicious. There's all sorts of ways that their existence is not a blessing to them. So the offer that the voice of God as adventure makes to Abraham is that if you follow this pathway of adventure, your life will actually, you'll start to experience your life as a blessing. So that's a good deal.

They're angry. They're self-contemptuous. They're vicious. There's all sorts of ways that their existence is not a blessing to them. So the offer that the voice of God as adventure makes to Abraham is that if you follow this pathway of adventure, your life will actually, you'll start to experience your life as a blessing. So that's a good deal.

Just that alone, if that was true, that might be good enough to motivate you, right? To think that's okay. That's the pathway forward to self-acceptance, let's say, or something like a sophisticated self-esteem. But that's not the whole offer. The second offer is you'll become known among your peers and validly.

Just that alone, if that was true, that might be good enough to motivate you, right? To think that's okay. That's the pathway forward to self-acceptance, let's say, or something like a sophisticated self-esteem. But that's not the whole offer. The second offer is you'll become known among your peers and validly.

And that's very interesting because, you know, you can think about people as corrupt power seekers who are clambering for status, or you can be less cynical and you could say, well, we're wired such that we appreciate due consideration for our genuine efforts. Okay, so if my reputation is established on valid basis, that means that

And that's very interesting because, you know, you can think about people as corrupt power seekers who are clambering for status, or you can be less cynical and you could say, well, we're wired such that we appreciate due consideration for our genuine efforts. Okay, so if my reputation is established on valid basis, that means that

I'm appreciated by the people around me, but that there's a valid basis for that. That's the offer, that's part two. So you're a blessing to yourself in a manner that enhances your reputation and you deserve it. That's a good deal, if you could have that.

I'm appreciated by the people around me, but that there's a valid basis for that. That's the offer, that's part two. So you're a blessing to yourself in a manner that enhances your reputation and you deserve it. That's a good deal, if you could have that.

Then there's another offer, which is you'll get those two things, plus you'll establish something of lasting significance, because Abraham is the father of nations, like he's the founder of a dynasty. So not only will you have those first two things, but it'll propagate across time.

Then there's another offer, which is you'll get those two things, plus you'll establish something of lasting significance, because Abraham is the father of nations, like he's the founder of a dynasty. So not only will you have those first two things, but it'll propagate across time.