https://www.faithwire.com/2022/01/2...hy-the-bible-is-way-more-true-than-just-true/
“It’s a whole different kind of true. I think this is not only literally the case, factually. I think it can’t be any other way. It’s the only way we can solve the problem of perception.” —Jordan Peterson
The article leaves a lot out of the discussion, but in the interview, Peterson tries to contemplate his infant beliefs based on his coming into faith on such things as the Bible being true.
His way of describing the truth can be confusing without context, but I like the direction he was going.
He said the Bible, with its collection of scrolls and letters, became the first-ever printed book. The history of the Bible and mankind has affected every culture, and the modern western world has been its foundation in language, law, beliefs, literature, art, morality, etc.
This is why we see such division in the western world. Our words have roots in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. But all have roots in the Biblical literature on how we have defined life itself for 1000s of years.
As we see a shift from such truth, we see a shift in everything, including the meaning of words and reality itself. When Peterson says, “It’s the only way we can solve the problem of perception.” He means without the Bible, our perception of the world is radically transformed.
So in this divide, we see this radical transformation, the redefining of words, the redefining of reality like marriage, gender, or human rights, we see art that once was Michelangelo's most important works from the Sistine Chapel to a skull plastered with diamonds to sell for 50 million dollars back in 2007.
We see movies remade to try and recapture the literary story of the Bible with good versus evil, but they are felt as stale and boring as often they redefine evil and good. Even the movies of a princess have lost the king or found a mediocre prince. We see music transformed from Beethoven to Lady Gaga.
Our language is no longer complimenting our foundation. We are divided over the definition of life, gender, marriage, government, morality, race, economics, and almost every topic has to be debated to figure out the roots of people's beliefs as humanism, post-modernism, materialism, and others have jumbled together where people can not even articulate their thought patterns as contradictions constantly arises.
This forces people to try and shut down speech because they can not articulate and defend their points of view. It is hard to stay on topic when illogical thoughts are bashing logic.
Peterson said, “It’s a whole different kind of true. I think this is not only literally the case, factually.
We must return to the Bible, where facts and reality are founded. This provides our society with the proper perspective needed to come to the truth in all things.
“It’s a whole different kind of true. I think this is not only literally the case, factually. I think it can’t be any other way. It’s the only way we can solve the problem of perception.” —Jordan Peterson
The article leaves a lot out of the discussion, but in the interview, Peterson tries to contemplate his infant beliefs based on his coming into faith on such things as the Bible being true.
His way of describing the truth can be confusing without context, but I like the direction he was going.
He said the Bible, with its collection of scrolls and letters, became the first-ever printed book. The history of the Bible and mankind has affected every culture, and the modern western world has been its foundation in language, law, beliefs, literature, art, morality, etc.
This is why we see such division in the western world. Our words have roots in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. But all have roots in the Biblical literature on how we have defined life itself for 1000s of years.
As we see a shift from such truth, we see a shift in everything, including the meaning of words and reality itself. When Peterson says, “It’s the only way we can solve the problem of perception.” He means without the Bible, our perception of the world is radically transformed.
So in this divide, we see this radical transformation, the redefining of words, the redefining of reality like marriage, gender, or human rights, we see art that once was Michelangelo's most important works from the Sistine Chapel to a skull plastered with diamonds to sell for 50 million dollars back in 2007.
We see movies remade to try and recapture the literary story of the Bible with good versus evil, but they are felt as stale and boring as often they redefine evil and good. Even the movies of a princess have lost the king or found a mediocre prince. We see music transformed from Beethoven to Lady Gaga.
Our language is no longer complimenting our foundation. We are divided over the definition of life, gender, marriage, government, morality, race, economics, and almost every topic has to be debated to figure out the roots of people's beliefs as humanism, post-modernism, materialism, and others have jumbled together where people can not even articulate their thought patterns as contradictions constantly arises.
This forces people to try and shut down speech because they can not articulate and defend their points of view. It is hard to stay on topic when illogical thoughts are bashing logic.
Peterson said, “It’s a whole different kind of true. I think this is not only literally the case, factually.
We must return to the Bible, where facts and reality are founded. This provides our society with the proper perspective needed to come to the truth in all things.
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