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129. Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Background

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Meta Pysical Claim Is That Pain Is Real

People act as if their pain is real, so that's a good place to start. Real self consciousness is the knowledge of your borders and not only in space, but in time. As far as i can tell, human beings are the only creatures that have discovered the future. That's really bad because, you know, the future's finite. And it's associated integrally with suffering. It's part of what makes you question the value of existence itself....

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