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138. Maps of Meaning 10: Genesis and the Buddha

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Snakes Opened the Eyes of the Woman

The reason that primates like us developed our intense vision is because we co evolved with snakes. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that was pleasant to the eye, she took of the fruit thereof and did eat, and gave also, unto her husband with her, and he did eat. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons. There's an invitation to reciprocity there. The fact that women were sharing, say, ripe fruit with men also brings them into their, what would you call, builds up the potential of a reciprocal moral obligation. You can project your vision into places that don't exist even when you close your eyes. What happens...

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