This Is Easily the Most Important Speech Jordan Peterson Has Ever Done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mTS57hkAUk&t=65s

I differ from Peterson in that we cannot reliably assume the supernatural.  There are many different opinions on what the divine means, so we cannot reliably assume that a higher power has expectations of us.

We live in a society where we think that people should be good, but not all cultures share this view, or they disagree on what good means.  However, we think that societies work better when people aren't cruel, cooperate with each other, and show compassion.

I don't think that humans should necessarily be sacrificial animals for others.  Taken to the extreme, the individual becomes a slave to power structures.  However, voluntarily caring for others seems to make us better and stronger people.

The best speech I have heard Jordan Peterson give is this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNeqawPuuY

He speaks at such a high level, it forces me to pay close attention to keep up.

Messages From God | Jim Gaffigan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvwEr74vb8

The Mind

"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Making of an Expert

true expertise is mainly the product of years of intense practice and dedicated coaching. Ordinary practice is not enough: To reach elite levels of performance, you need to constantly push yourself beyond your abilities and comfort level.

 
https://hbr.org/2007/07/the-making-of-an-expert?ref=refind

The Bare Necessities (Just for fun.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo

Patton Oswalt - The Insanity Of Faith

https://youtu.be/6AjyopaiKqM?si=rFk4vdeEO4IT4WK9

The Math Checks Out

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bFbcC-T-BJ8

Ancient Life as Old as the Universe

https://youtu.be/JOiGEI9pQBs?si=LLI4J1ReKMZ2Ule6

What Happened To 18th Century Men Who Visited Brothels?

https://youtu.be/R9JOYSGW_Gw?si=lJsuY3bDmwyRthq6

Nietzsche Was Right About the Death of God

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hPlncaxu7cM

How To Make A Lasting Impression On Anyone

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bdZFSfSD4Rc

Can Physics explain the Purpose of Everything?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgTiMEfWkHE

Science describes how things happen and not why.

There is a joke in an Isaac Asimov robot novel where the students in a class troll their robot teacher by asking the 'why' of something.  When the robot gives an answer they ask 'why' again, and keep repeating the request making the robot go into more and more detail.

Over 20 years ago I was struggling with the meaning of life, and I came to the conclusion that the meaning of life was to find meaning.  The beauty of this is that it will be different for everyone.  For many, it would be family, but for others, it would be something else.  I like the idea of working toward some goal.

Emptiness of space

Our minds do not comprehend the emptiness of space. Huge distances separate the planets, yet this is tiny compared to the distance to the nearest star. These are further dwarfed by the size of the galaxy which in turn is dwarfed by the incredible vastness of the Observable Universe. And what lies between these celestial bodies is a great void. Immense emptiness that we will likely never cross.

Planet Earth is our lifeboat in a nearly infinite ocean of almost nothing.

Brian Cox on the Existence of God and the Key to Science?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vywZieoPouo

Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity

https://youtu.be/ww47bR86wSc?si=Q9ShlS0hjOrg-tNn

Is God trying to tell us something? | Jim Gaffigan

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IMI3ov65E7g

How does this expert keep a straight face?!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6FNv4hsTBM8

10 Taboo Questions About History and Society

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESD2XHeTxjA

I'm not endorsing everything he says here.

It seems very flawed to say that war is a force for good because of the scientific and medical advancements that happened during war.  Those advancements would have happened anyway, perhaps more slowly, but maybe more quickly because we wouldn't be spending most of our wealth trying to destroy each other.  Nobody thinks that we should go to war to advance science.  What creates innovation is a free market.

World War 1 is responsible for the spread of the Spanish Flu that killed at least 50 million people.

Sometimes war is necessary to stop aggression.

Why Fear Based Societies Fail

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SvdqImCITlw

If a wild mouse finds a hamster wheel in the forest…

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TVao3VRZvqI

Joey B Toonz on the Decline of Today's Society

Interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Q-m2w3-Hw

If Life Was Honest

https://youtube.com/shorts/4rxEu0UOsaI?feature=share

Therapist Reacts to UP and Grief

I just rewatched the opening sequence of UP, multiple times, which I think is incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-3rmYFQUmQ

So, About This HAIR....

Profound in a small way. Four weeks ago, Hank Greene announced that he had cancer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU1BdmqyD0k

'Don't Give Up, Kid': 16 Quotes From Charlie Brown

https://www.inspiringquotes.com/dont-give-up-kid-16-quotes-from-charlie-brown/Yr9-r8gVJQAGE4Rb

Reaction To South Park's Famous Scientology Episode | "Trapped In The Closet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dQXAGs-r6s&t=986s

Sly Stallone- Courage, get rid of your problems

https://youtu.be/MU5vPhKQENU

Carl Sagan Wisdom

https://youtube.com/shorts/pdv_PkAypW8?feature=share

King James Banned What Word?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FlzZR_ii_xs

How to learn anything. Teach your brain how to find meaning.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hQSevuaOf6M