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139. Maps of Meaning 11: The Flood and the Tower

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Story of Adam and Eve Is the Story of the Eter Fall

The idea is that people are often very afraid of looking at monstrous things. And then the question is, well, if you should do it with the good mind rather than falling into possession by it? The story of adam and eve is the story of the eter fall. It says, look, you exist in these walled enclosures, but there's something that lurks that will always knock you off your feet. So we've traded pain for anxiety. That's still a pretty rough trade, right? Because who wants to be nervous all the time? But you're alive and awake when you're nervous. And it is a form of consciousness, elevating activation....

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