The chapter delves into the relationship between perception, emotions, and storytelling, highlighting how humans create narratives to interpret the world around them. It discusses the concept of emotions testing predictions and motivation setting goals that emotions react to, contrasting cognitive models with desire-driven approaches. The conversation also touches on AI systems mimicking human cognition and the relevance of asymmetry in reproduction, culminating in a discussion about the negativity bias in children for survival instincts.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with author and speaker Tor Nørretranders. They discuss the entropy of emotion, the nature of pointlessness, the over-civilization of societal structures, how relationships shape perception, and why play might be the antithesis to tyranny.
Tor Nørretranders is an independent author, thinker and speaker based in Denmark, serving an international audience. He has published over 30 books on topics ranging from society to human consciousness.
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2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events
Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/
For Tor Nørretranders:
The User Illusion:
https://www.amazon.com/User-Illusion-Cutting-Consciousness-Penguin/dp/0140230122
The Generous Man:
https://www.amazon.com/Generous-Man-Helping-Others-Sexiest/dp/B005SNMU4I
Wild food and agriculture:
https://madfeed.co/video/from-wild-to-tame-and-back-again/
https://madfeed.co/video/we-are-here-because-we-have-appetite/
https://madfeed.co/video/whos-got-the-guts/
Website https://www.tor.dk/
Article “We Are Waking Up” : https://www.tor.dk/2019/05/06/we-are-waking-up/