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Lecture: Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God

Jordan B Peterson · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Religion, belief & skepticismUniversity lectures & coursesPsychology & human behavior

What it is

Jordan Peterson's first lecture in his Biblical Series examines the idea of God as sovereignty and power abstracted from any individual ruler, and as the pattern inherent in human dominance hierarchies.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN fans say it offers value even to atheists by interpreting Bible stories as psychological and evolutionary archetypes, and some credit it with helping them through depression.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “You can be a hardline atheist and still get tons of value out of these lectures.”

    Interprets Bible stories as archetypal patterns tied to psychology and evolution

    nicolashahn, 2018-01 · Strong recommendation · in “What’s So Dangerous About Jordan Peterson?”

  2. “I cannot overstate the profound effect they had on my life”

    Lecture series that helped turn depression around

    dagav, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Surviving Depression”

  3. “Take a look at Jordan Peterson biblical series, it explain in evolutionary terms how we invented theses stories”

    Explains in evolutionary terms how Bible stories arose and what they mean

    alfor, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Dabrowski’s theory and existential depression (2020)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: jordan peterson, bible, archetypes, religion, psychology

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