This Is Easily the Most Important Speech Jordan Peterson Has Ever Done

I differ from Peterson in that we cannot reliably assume the supernatural.  There are many different opinions on what the divine means, so we cannot reliably assume that a higher power has expectations of us.

We live in a society where we think that people should be good, but not all cultures share this view, or they disagree on what good means.  However, we think that societies work better when people aren't cruel, cooperate with each other, and show compassion.

I don't think that humans should necessarily be sacrificial animals for others.  Taken to the extreme, the individual becomes a slave to power structures.  However, voluntarily caring for others seems to make us better and stronger people.

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There are different ways to interpret Jordan Peterson's comments.

People often associate Perterson with the political right because he tells people to take responsibility for their lives, which is part of the point of his speech.  He rose to fame by arguing against more extreme leftist ideology.

However, he describes himself as leaning liberal, although I am not sure of what he means by that.

To some extent, his speech sounds like a far-left utopian ideal, because he says if we just sacrifice our lives for others then there is no goal that we can't achieve.  We can end absolute poverty, have a shining city on a hill, and achieve our personal pinnacle.

I'm sure that the path to Utopia is a little more complicated than that.

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The best speech I have heard Jordan Peterson give is this one...

He speaks at such a high level, it forces me to pay close attention to keep up.