Ep. 002 Part II - Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson
Today I discussed one of Jordan Peterson's more recent blog posts (https://bit.ly/2usW94P) where he discusses Sam Harris' views against his own when it comes to deriving value from facts. This leads to a discussion of the intermediary structure between value and facts which is story, or narrative. Narrative brings us right back into Maps of Meaning and how behavior may ground itself in imitation but the real dilemma comes when behavior is a result of command from authority. Just like a child imitates their parents, they also do as they are told. People are the same way, we do as we're told either from religious text or tradition. However, these actions must eventually be questioned and here is where the adventure really begins. The idea of forgetting, or possibly not even knowing, the reason behind the ritual is similar to that of the "doorway effect". As environments change for individuals and societies, the abstraction of value from tradition must take place. Enjoy! @SeriouslyDanger
