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The Godless Return: Peterson, Tate, and Spengler’s Second Religiosity – The European Conservative

God is the highest value in the hierarchy of values God is how we imaginatively and collectively represent the existence and action of consciousness across time

God is that which eternally dies and is reborn in the pursuit of higher being and truth.

Jordan Peterson, during his June 2018 debate with Sam Harris.

When you understand the level of evil in the world, you understand that (following the second law of thermodynamics) the only equal but opposite force to that must be God

Even God as a concept becomes a real thing. If you have a thousand people and they believe in God and that makes them act righteously, even as a concept God becomes a real force.

Andrew Tate

Whatever disagreements they might have, what Peterson and Tate are both expressing in the above quotes is a false faith, a bluff. They may believe in God but find that their faith is inchoate so far as their ability to articulate it. Thats a question we cannot judgewhat they do articulate, however, is technically speaking an idol.

To worship an imaginative and collective representation of consciousness across time, that is, within our heads and within time, rather than beyond these, is technically idolatry.

To worship a force that is opposite but equal to evil, and a concept whose reality consists in affecting behaviour, is no different.

Given the prominence of Tate, I should addalthough it isnt the focus of this essaythat whether or not he is guilty of the crimes for which he stands accusedhe obviously promoted moral rot through gambling and a webcam business. This track record remains significant insofar as his legions of fans have yet to hear him explicitly repent, so far as I know (a lack of repentance which may be related to his tendency to argue for Gods existence as a socially useful operating system rather than as a genuine transcendent source of moral truth).

It is a technical matter of religiosity, to my mind, that sin should be repented from publicly if sin was promoted publicly. During his interview with Candace Owens, the two agreed that one should not regret past mistakes. Fair enough. But a mother who had a child with a man who was not her husband need not regret the life of that child to repent of the adultery.

Tates un-repentance for pushing moral corruption may well go hand in hand with his tendency to think about God as a social operating system.

We have here two prominent, globally-known spokesmen for what we might call the anti-woke, sociologically right-wing side of things. That they invoke personal and social utility to justify belief in God, rather than classical theistic formulations, at once more robust and more straightforward, strongly suggests that we are dealing with what the historian Oswald Spengler called second religiosity (or second religiousness) in his Decline of the West. What this term means is that earlier, earnestly-held religious beliefs are rehashed largely as a cultural stance against declining social conditions and the establishment.

I should add that I dont agree with the details of Spenglers narrative of historical development and decline, but this particular concept is very helpful in understanding where we are today.

In fairness, Spengler tends to describe second religiosity as more of a dreamy, soft-headed desire to believe, a giving up on proofs and precision. On the face of it, this sounds more like New Ageism than the masculine affectation of a Tate would allow.

Ultimately, however, the Peterson-Tate line fits Spenglers model, not only in relinquishing the classical traditions philosophical lucidity, but also in being a late, pseudo-morph that comes across as embarrassed at the older, simpler idea of God and feels the need to rest it instead on empiricist, psycho-social grounds.

It isnt the social and political content that Peterson wants to give religious faith thats the problem.

In fact, I would go quite far in this direction and point out that the Bible often refers to nations as units of spiritual edification; communities of salvation.

It isnt wrong for people to articulate universal principles, including the worship of God, in the context of what some would refer to as nationalism. Furthermore, historically, reactions against treacherous, exploitative political elites have tended to take on some kind of a charismatic, spiritual character; upheaval against a system that is found to hate its own core demographic is often marked by the character of religious revival, as the historian Arnold Toynbee points out (see Revolt of the Core). Todays truckers and farmers demonstrating against the policies that cause their purchasing power to plummet throughout the West are an example.

Philosophically speaking, the universal must always be expressed in a particular. You dont get to have beauty in the abstract. A transcendent quality like beauty requires that the beautiful racing horse be fully a horse, the beautiful sunset fully a sunset.

If a universal good is pursued abstractly (rather than treating particular wholes and their harmony as its proper manifestation), then this pursuit damages life. Concepts of unity and justice turn into terrible experiments of totalitarian homogenization and monocultural globalism.

Spiritual principles and religious faith must be pursued in terms of existing local cultural forms and identities. Religious traditionalists will often deny this and devalue politics, culture, local identity as altogether secular, inferior forms of human endeavour.

The mistake of many religious traditionalists towards excessive abstraction mirrors the mistake of the second religiosity. One denies particularity from above, saying that politics and identity dont matter; the other from below, making it all about politics.

A culture, a community, a nation, no less than a person or household, is a little archetype, a very specific name for God. Nothing exists but that God is saying something through it. If the second religiosity is to give way and the rebellion of the Wests internal proletarian is to constitute itself as a church (to use Toynbees idiosyncratic terms), it must ultimately reject its own empire. It would need to be anti-Caesarian (the political correlate of second religiousness, per Spengler), and instead reach for a new communitarianism of the sort effected by the Christian revolution when it transmogrified the Roman slave-owning villa into a medieval village.

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Sessions | Bret Weinstein – The Daily Wire

The Jordan B. Peterson PodcastMar 25, 2024

In this DW+ exclusive Sessions interview, Dr. Jordan Peterson and Bret Weinstein discuss the evolutionary and individual perception of consciousness, protective biases, when not to change your mind, and the necessity of intellectual freedom in order to avoid pitfalls and foster progress.

Dr. Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist who specializes in adaptive trade-offs. His current focus is on the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution. He has studied tent-making behavior in neotropical bats and worked for 14 years as a professor at The Evergreen State College. He has testified to the U.S. Congress, and been a visiting fellow at Princeton University. He hosts the DarkHorse Podcast and is a New York Times best-selling author. Bret has been a frequent guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and has done live events with Richard Dawkins, Jordan Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Peter Boghossian, Sam Harris, Douglas Murray and has been interviewed by Bill Maher, Russell Brand, Glenn Loury, Dax Shepard, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck, Bari Weiss, Derrick Jensen, and Lex Fridman, among many others.

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Streaming, Politics, & Philosophy | Destiny (Steven Bonnell II) – The Daily Wire

The Jordan B. Peterson PodcastMar 21, 2024

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with Steven Bonnell II, also known as Destiny. They discuss the differences between the left and the right, force versus invitation, the feasibility and pitfalls of command economies, the dangers of ideology, and government response to worldwide crises.

Destiny, also known as Steven Bonnell II, is a prominent political commentator and content creator known for his debate skills and provocative takes on various issues. With a passion for gaming, politics, and philosophy, Destiny engages in lively discussions that often challenge the status quo.

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Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/

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‘No-one cares what a privileged Hollywood star thinks about Donald Trump’ Jordan Peterson and Piers Morgan react to … – TalkTV

Jordan Peterson has criticised Hollywood actors who use their platform for political purposes.

Speaking to TalkTV's Piers Morgan, the philosopher said the practice was inefficient and a cover for the guilt some stars feel for their privileged lifestyle.

It comes after the Gold Globe Awards were held in Los Angeles on Monday night after the event was taken off television in 2022 after it was revealed that the voting body for the awards had no black members.

Some voters were also accused of making sexist and racist remarks and asking for favours from celebrities and film studios.

Piers says it looks as though Hollywood may have finally received the Ricky Gervais memo, after the comedian hosted in 2020 with an acidic opening monologue and claimed audiences are sick of "virtue signalling" from celebrities.

Piers said: "I watched the whole thing for three hours, no political speeches, no virtue signalling and no grandstanding. People did what Ricky Gervais told them to do three years ago; get up, thank your agent, sit down, and just celebrate making movies or TV shows."

Mr Peterson said: "At the Golden Globes the storytellers are realising that subordinating their venture to the idiot political, especially a victim-victimiser narrative, which is the lowest form of the political, is counterproductive in every possible way, including financially.

Piers: 'I watched the whole thing for three hours, no political speeches, no virtue signalling no grandstanding'

"The art should never be subordinated to serve the political because then it gets not only does it get propagandistic, it gets dull and contemptible.

"No one cares what a star thinks about Trump, especially when, what they what they have to say about Trump can be said just as coherently by your demented neighbour.

"Hollywood stars believe that their luxurious and privileged life isn't paid for by the gruelling necessity of having to make a movie, which is more something like a great adventure, so they feel guilty and feel that they have to serve something real."

The UK enjoyed modest success at this years awards, with wins in six of the 27 awards up for grabs: three for individual performers and three for co-productions with other countries.

The three performers were Matthew Macfadyen, who won best male supporting actor in a television series for his role in the drama Succession; Ricky Gervais, who picked up the award for best performance in stand-up comedy on television for his one-off show Armageddon; and Christopher Nolan, named best director for the biographical blockbuster Oppenheimer.

It is the first major directing award for Nolan, despite a long career in the film industry and a host of Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe nominations for films such as Memento, Inception and Dunkirk.

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Jordan Peterson’s Perspective on Israel-Hamas Conflict – BNN Breaking

Jordan Peterson Sheds Light on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

In a recent interview on Sky News Australia, Dr. Jordan Peterson, a respected clinical psychologist, offered his viewpoint on the enduring Israel-Hamas conflict. Speaking with host Piers Morgan, Peterson shed light on the complexities of a conflict that has spanned over six decades, with no concrete resolution in sight.

According to Peterson, the ongoing strife between Israel and Hamas has been hyper convenient for radical Islamists, notably in Iran. This assertion suggests that the conflicts continuation serves specific interests that may not be immediately apparent to observers.

Peterson went on to discuss the suffering of Hamas and Palestinians, which, in his view, is being exploited as a constant irritant to Israel and the United States. This perspective indicates that the distress of these individuals is being used strategically, further adding to the conflicts complexity.

Despite numerous attempts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict over the past six decades, significant progress remains elusive. Peterson attributes this stagnation to deeply rooted interests that thrive on the continuation and escalation of the conflict. This viewpoint implies that certain entities may be driving the violence for their own gains, rather than striving for a peaceful resolution.

In conclusion, while Dr. Jordan Petersons insights do not necessarily provide a solution, they offer a different perspective that may help in understanding the multifaceted Israel-Hamas conflict. His comments underscore the importance of considering the hidden interests and unseen forces that may be at work in such protracted conflicts, influencing their trajectory and resistance to resolution.

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