Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

And then the atheist says, well, there's no material evidence for your God the way there is for a table, so you're a fool. It's like, no, you're a fool because the game that you're playing is the game of a fool. So there's a divine level that's beyond human understanding. And I would also say that's potentially the realm, let's say, that people contact when they're...

under certain psychophysiological conditions that are replicable. All sorts of exercises can put people in touch with that strata of reality, not least prayer. And so, and above that, there's a material level, and then there's a social level and a psychological level. And those are all, what would you say, the divine patterning is reflected in the patterning at each of those emergent levels.

under certain psychophysiological conditions that are replicable. All sorts of exercises can put people in touch with that strata of reality, not least prayer. And so, and above that, there's a material level, and then there's a social level and a psychological level. And those are all, what would you say, the divine patterning is reflected in the patterning at each of those emergent levels.

under certain psychophysiological conditions that are replicable. All sorts of exercises can put people in touch with that strata of reality, not least prayer. And so, and above that, there's a material level, and then there's a social level and a psychological level. And those are all, what would you say, the divine patterning is reflected in the patterning at each of those emergent levels.

And that's all That all echoes in the human soul. And so, and can you speak with that? I think you can. Like if you devote, look, here's another strange proposition. And I believe this to be true. The spirit that will reveal itself in consequence of your inquiry is the spirit that the aim of your inquiry is calling upon. So imagine this, we can walk through this very logically.

And that's all That all echoes in the human soul. And so, and can you speak with that? I think you can. Like if you devote, look, here's another strange proposition. And I believe this to be true. The spirit that will reveal itself in consequence of your inquiry is the spirit that the aim of your inquiry is calling upon. So imagine this, we can walk through this very logically.

And that's all That all echoes in the human soul. And so, and can you speak with that? I think you can. Like if you devote, look, here's another strange proposition. And I believe this to be true. The spirit that will reveal itself in consequence of your inquiry is the spirit that the aim of your inquiry is calling upon. So imagine this, we can walk through this very logically.

So imagine that I'm having an argument with my wife and I allow myself to be possessed by the spirit of anger. And I call on it for, revelation of my pathway forward. Well, my head is going to fill with aggressive images and I'm going to strive for domination and victory, even over someone I love. And that's because I called on the spirit of anger to reveal itself to me as I'm moving forward.

So imagine that I'm having an argument with my wife and I allow myself to be possessed by the spirit of anger. And I call on it for, revelation of my pathway forward. Well, my head is going to fill with aggressive images and I'm going to strive for domination and victory, even over someone I love. And that's because I called on the spirit of anger to reveal itself to me as I'm moving forward.

So imagine that I'm having an argument with my wife and I allow myself to be possessed by the spirit of anger. And I call on it for, revelation of my pathway forward. Well, my head is going to fill with aggressive images and I'm going to strive for domination and victory, even over someone I love. And that's because I called on the spirit of anger to reveal itself to me as I'm moving forward.

or I could call on the spirit of pride, or I could call on the spirit of immediate sexual gratification. We do this when we're plotting our pathway forward continually. So imagine instead that I oriented myself so that I was communing with the highest possible spirit. That was my aim.

or I could call on the spirit of pride, or I could call on the spirit of immediate sexual gratification. We do this when we're plotting our pathway forward continually. So imagine instead that I oriented myself so that I was communing with the highest possible spirit. That was my aim.

or I could call on the spirit of pride, or I could call on the spirit of immediate sexual gratification. We do this when we're plotting our pathway forward continually. So imagine instead that I oriented myself so that I was communing with the highest possible spirit. That was my aim.

Even if I left that somewhat ineffable, the goal would be, I want to do what would be best in the next moment, all things considered. What would that be? Well, I believe that our perceptual and cognitive systems are set up so that the spirit that that aim, the spirit that responds will be the spirit that your aim conjures, even conjures out of the void.

Even if I left that somewhat ineffable, the goal would be, I want to do what would be best in the next moment, all things considered. What would that be? Well, I believe that our perceptual and cognitive systems are set up so that the spirit that that aim, the spirit that responds will be the spirit that your aim conjures, even conjures out of the void.

Even if I left that somewhat ineffable, the goal would be, I want to do what would be best in the next moment, all things considered. What would that be? Well, I believe that our perceptual and cognitive systems are set up so that the spirit that that aim, the spirit that responds will be the spirit that your aim conjures, even conjures out of the void.

And that's a very, I truly believe that's the case. I can't see how it could be otherwise. Because our perceptions and our conceptions do orient us toward our aim. Otherwise, what the hell good would they be? And so the spirit that responds to your inquiry is going to be the spirit of your aim. Jesus, man, once you understand that, the whole world changes.

And that's a very, I truly believe that's the case. I can't see how it could be otherwise. Because our perceptions and our conceptions do orient us toward our aim. Otherwise, what the hell good would they be? And so the spirit that responds to your inquiry is going to be the spirit of your aim. Jesus, man, once you understand that, the whole world changes.

And that's a very, I truly believe that's the case. I can't see how it could be otherwise. Because our perceptions and our conceptions do orient us toward our aim. Otherwise, what the hell good would they be? And so the spirit that responds to your inquiry is going to be the spirit of your aim. Jesus, man, once you understand that, the whole world changes.

So then why wouldn't you aim for the highest possible good? Because then that's the spirit that's going to respond. See, in the Gospels, that's what Christ refers to as the pearl of great price, that the wealthy man would sell everything he owns to possess. It's like, if you had that, why would you want anything else?