Comments by "TheDionysianFields" (@TheDionysianFields) on "This Is the Correct Interpretation | The Gospels" video.

  1. The message Peterson sends is that people need coercion of some type in order to perform within acceptable social boundaries, or to advance toward any type of nobility. I have to disagree in the sense that at least SOME people of history have risen to noble dispositions and deeds without external pressure or forces (e.g. Marcus Aurelius). I suppose it's possible that the majority are wired otherwise, but I don't believe we've done the experiment cleanly enough to assert that with full confidence. Further, it's possible that external coercion (i.e. artificial constraint) sets a certain type of person on a path of /rebellious destruction/ by generating an angst that finds no channel of positive release (i.e. sublimation). Oscar Wilde wrote an essay called, "The Soul of Man Under Socialism," which challenges Peterson's conclusion(s) head-on. It's worth a read. Note: I'm not saying that I believe Socialism is the proper course for all nations of the world. Nor have I drawn a final conclusion on the innate nature of the human majority as it pertains to this matter. To Wilde, I would say that the human soul--if there is one--is constant and would function according to its nature regardless of what system it operates within.
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  2. This explains why I'm not religious. I find the things of nature of greater interest and satisfaction than the things of any god. Love what's before you and let the rest take care of itself.
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  3.  @bobwhatshisname2161  So you're saying god has a bit of an ego complex?
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