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129. Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Background

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Knowledge of Good and Evil Comes Along With Being Self Conscious

Why might you be villainous? Well, first of all, because you can be. That's a big deal, you can be. It's actually an offshoot of empathy. This is something that took me decades to figure out. I figured it out when i was studying the book of genesis,. People become self conscious, and they immediately have the knowledge of good and evil. And as soon as you know what hurts you, you know what hurts her. As this is something that distinguishes human beings from every other animal. We can aim our malevolence, and we're really good at it....

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