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I'm not a huge fan of Jordan Peterson, but this is a touching and interesting (3 min.) clip, where Peterson talks about Jesus Christ and the unique way that, as he puts it, the "narrative world and objective world" meet. This, he says, is "union synchronicity," which I take to mean the objective occurrence of events are meaningful in such a way that transcend natural causal factors (or something like that, lol).
The idea, I think, is that although there are similar myths regarding dying and rising deities, Jesus is the only one with a historical backdrop. In other words, myth (in the sense of communicating transcendant truth) and the objective order come together. And, I would add, come together to reveal the transcendent divine in time and space.
Synchronicity - Wikipedia
An example Peterson gives is morality. We treat moral claims as real, but they are not objective (think the is/ought distinction). He gives this as an example of how the narrative world and objective world touch. He goes on to say Christ is intended to be the principal instance of these two worlds coming together.
Any thoughts on what he's saying are welcomed, but at least watch the clip. Peterson gets emotional as he's talking about this. It's obvious to me cares deeply about what he's saying and It's a side we might not see as often.
I'm also curious if his take on this sounds a bit post-modern to anyone, which would be ironic, lol.
The idea, I think, is that although there are similar myths regarding dying and rising deities, Jesus is the only one with a historical backdrop. In other words, myth (in the sense of communicating transcendant truth) and the objective order come together. And, I would add, come together to reveal the transcendent divine in time and space.
Synchronicity - Wikipedia
An example Peterson gives is morality. We treat moral claims as real, but they are not objective (think the is/ought distinction). He gives this as an example of how the narrative world and objective world touch. He goes on to say Christ is intended to be the principal instance of these two worlds coming together.
Any thoughts on what he's saying are welcomed, but at least watch the clip. Peterson gets emotional as he's talking about this. It's obvious to me cares deeply about what he's saying and It's a side we might not see as often.
I'm also curious if his take on this sounds a bit post-modern to anyone, which would be ironic, lol.
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