Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

And what that means is that every time your personality expands because you have a new opportunity, you have to leave things that aren't worthy behind. In the dust, so to speak, right? And so Abraham does that. He does it so thoroughly, he literally becomes a new person, because he gets a new name. And then he's called upon to offer his son to God.

And what that means is that every time your personality expands because you have a new opportunity, you have to leave things that aren't worthy behind. In the dust, so to speak, right? And so Abraham does that. He does it so thoroughly, he literally becomes a new person, because he gets a new name. And then he's called upon to offer his son to God.

And that's the stumbling point for, say, most skeptical atheist readers. But I also understand what that means, I think, because... Mostly because of thinking about Michelangelo's Pieta. You know, there's this tremendous statue in St. Peter's that Michelangelo carved when he was like 23. And it shows Mary holding the broken body of her adult son in her arms.

And that's the stumbling point for, say, most skeptical atheist readers. But I also understand what that means, I think, because... Mostly because of thinking about Michelangelo's Pieta. You know, there's this tremendous statue in St. Peter's that Michelangelo carved when he was like 23. And it shows Mary holding the broken body of her adult son in her arms.

And that's the stumbling point for, say, most skeptical atheist readers. But I also understand what that means, I think, because... Mostly because of thinking about Michelangelo's Pieta. You know, there's this tremendous statue in St. Peter's that Michelangelo carved when he was like 23. And it shows Mary holding the broken body of her adult son in her arms.

And I would say offering him to the world. or to God, offering him to the highest. And that is what you do if you have children, if you have any sense, right? Is you sacrifice your children, let's say their whims, their immediate desires, all of that, even your relationship with them, their dependency on you, you sacrifice that to the highest possible aim. And

And I would say offering him to the world. or to God, offering him to the highest. And that is what you do if you have children, if you have any sense, right? Is you sacrifice your children, let's say their whims, their immediate desires, all of that, even your relationship with them, their dependency on you, you sacrifice that to the highest possible aim. And

And I would say offering him to the world. or to God, offering him to the highest. And that is what you do if you have children, if you have any sense, right? Is you sacrifice your children, let's say their whims, their immediate desires, all of that, even your relationship with them, their dependency on you, you sacrifice that to the highest possible aim. And

if you do that properly, you get them back. And that's also true because if you encourage your children to go out into the world in this Abrahamic way, then they become competent and stable and they're appreciative of you. And once they're adults, they can establish a long-lasting friendship at that point. It's more than friendship, but it's at least that.

if you do that properly, you get them back. And that's also true because if you encourage your children to go out into the world in this Abrahamic way, then they become competent and stable and they're appreciative of you. And once they're adults, they can establish a long-lasting friendship at that point. It's more than friendship, but it's at least that.

if you do that properly, you get them back. And that's also true because if you encourage your children to go out into the world in this Abrahamic way, then they become competent and stable and they're appreciative of you. And once they're adults, they can establish a long-lasting friendship at that point. It's more than friendship, but it's at least that.

And so Abraham, he's the archetypal individual, and his pathway forward, him and Sarai, that's definitely offered as the alternative to the catastrophe of the flood and the all-seeing eye of the state. The coherence of the biblical story is so deep that it's

And so Abraham, he's the archetypal individual, and his pathway forward, him and Sarai, that's definitely offered as the alternative to the catastrophe of the flood and the all-seeing eye of the state. The coherence of the biblical story is so deep that it's

And so Abraham, he's the archetypal individual, and his pathway forward, him and Sarai, that's definitely offered as the alternative to the catastrophe of the flood and the all-seeing eye of the state. The coherence of the biblical story is so deep that it's

Well, the writing was much easier, Ben. because I've done so much of it now, and because also I was writing this book while I was lecturing continually and on a lecture tour, and the ideas flowed much more easily. I would say in terms of difficulty, this book is probably midway between Maps of Meaning and Twelve Rules. It's not a simple read, but

Well, the writing was much easier, Ben. because I've done so much of it now, and because also I was writing this book while I was lecturing continually and on a lecture tour, and the ideas flowed much more easily. I would say in terms of difficulty, this book is probably midway between Maps of Meaning and Twelve Rules. It's not a simple read, but

Well, the writing was much easier, Ben. because I've done so much of it now, and because also I was writing this book while I was lecturing continually and on a lecture tour, and the ideas flowed much more easily. I would say in terms of difficulty, this book is probably midway between Maps of Meaning and Twelve Rules. It's not a simple read, but

Well, it's as simple as I could make it, you know, and I would also say the same about maps of meaning. Like, I wasn't trying to be opaque. I was trying to figure something out. Now, with 12 rules and beyond order, I was more explaining something than trying to figure it out, although there was some of the latter in it. With this book, it's sort of halfway between.

Well, it's as simple as I could make it, you know, and I would also say the same about maps of meaning. Like, I wasn't trying to be opaque. I was trying to figure something out. Now, with 12 rules and beyond order, I was more explaining something than trying to figure it out, although there was some of the latter in it. With this book, it's sort of halfway between.

Well, it's as simple as I could make it, you know, and I would also say the same about maps of meaning. Like, I wasn't trying to be opaque. I was trying to figure something out. Now, with 12 rules and beyond order, I was more explaining something than trying to figure it out, although there was some of the latter in it. With this book, it's sort of halfway between.