Tackling the "Meaning Crisis": Mental Chaos in University Students
This talk was organized by Blu Matter Project, a University of Toronto student group dedicated to student mental health. The organizers of this event sent me the following statement:
"Many university students' core beliefs and ideas are challenged by the courses they take, with no meaningful and beneficial replacements being proposed. This creates a devastating problem for many students. They experience a crisis of meaning, and no longer know or can't tell what they should pursue in life. This existential undermining adds to the stress students experience while attempting to maintain a good GPA and manage demanding courses. All of this can produce depression, and encourage a nihilistic outlook."
This episode was recorded on December 28th 2021.
In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamaza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now.
Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart; Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit.
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0:00 — Intro
1:01 — Religious upbringing
5:09 — Community & freethinking
7:03 — The glue that holds things together
9:59 — The problem with our culture
10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever
13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering
17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran
20:53 — Repentance I
30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment
32:48 — Repentance II
33:55 — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience
40:24 — Preparing to die
45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam
48:30 — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually
50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies
53:20 — How to differentiate religious beliefs.
54:48 — Aurel Kolnai
57:23 — The idea of evil
1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values
1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness
1:09:26 — Islam in practice
1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions
1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs
1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Dr. James Lindsay break down how Marxism evolved from a singular ideology into a genus, spawning many oppressor/oppressed dogmas across modern culture such as equity, critical race theory, and queer theory. They trace these sub-Marxist doctrines back past fundamental narrative into the theological realm, and detail their utility in the acquisition of power. Dr. Peterson and Dr. Lindsay also discuss the Grievance Studies Affair, of which Dr. Lindsay was a co-author and which casts a spotlight on the Marxist capture of our academic and scientific institutions.
An author, mathematician, and political commentator, Dr. James Lindsay has written eight books spanning a range of subjects including education, postmodern theory, and critical race theory. Dr. Lindsay is the founder of New Discourses, an organization dedicated to shining the light of objective truth in subjective darkness. Dr. Lindsay is the co-author of “Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody” and the author of “Race Marxism,” as well as, “The Marxification of Education.” Dr. Lindsay has been a featured guest on Fox News, Glenn Beck, Joe Rogan, and NPR, and he has spoken at the Oxford Union and the EU Parliament.
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(0:00) Coming up
(0:32) Intro
(1:30) 175 flights, the life of a public speaker
(4:00) The EU speech
(5:06) Why “Woke” is Marxism
(6:27) The relation of Postmodernism and Marxism
(10:14) Marxism is a genus
(11:27) The fundamental core, prince of power
(12:49) Gnostic heresies, the inversion of praxis
(15:24) “There is always a power dynamic”
(20:05) The undercurrent of resentment
(22:31) Cane and Able, second rate sacrifice
(25:41) The demi-urge
(29:42) When the world doesn’t unfold at your feet
(31:17) God demands humility
(32:38) Bitter times
(37:09) Becoming a massage therapist
(41:42) The New Atheist Movement
(42:59) Getting beat by life
(45:08) The Grievance Studies Affair
(48:23) Counting arguments, proving what’s true
(52:15) How a STEM mind aids philosophy
(57:22) Unconstrained creativity
(58:46) Getting around authority, PhD equivalence
(1:01:12) Why provoke academia?
(1:03:43) When an entity stores up value…
(1:04:38) False narrative of antagonism between science and religion
(1:07:54) The power of axioms, the axiom of infinity
(1:08:57) Replacing credentials with DEI statements
(1:11:47) Since publishing the Hoax Papers
(1:13:42) Gratitude is the opposite of bitterness
(1:15:19) Rank ordering students into a privilege caste
(1:17:02) The best camouflage for serpents is compassion
(1:17:43) Measuring predictors of left wing Totalitarianism
(1:20:07) The case for segregating the anonymous online
(1:22:03) Jonah, holding your tongue when you need to speak
(1:26:09) The natural progression of the Marxism genus
(1:29:09) Starting with critical race theory
(1:30:02) The “they” behind these movements
(1:31:19) The WEF, the Great Reset
(1:34:40) How tyrants use fear, how to tell a tyrant from a good leader
(1:37:37) The Great Narrative for a Better Future
(1:39:39) Why you can’t have 170 priorities
(1:42:23) What the peasants get
(1:44:23) Cosmic jokes and evil clowns
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June 1, 2014
Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
Canadian oceans are still not being protected. Canada currently protects 1.1% of its oceanic territory while the United States of America protects 29.4% and Australia 27.9%(1). Marine Protected Areas allow fish stocks to grow in a safe environment. Without them, fish stocks can be incessantly trawled without regenerating. The lack of oceanic protection is compromising the fishing industry, which currently employs 120 000 people(2) and exports $4.1 billion (CAD)(3) worth of goods every year.
The Atlantic Cod Fisheries have already collapsed. It was once one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Before 1960, 300 000 tonnes of cod were landed annually on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland(3). However, there was no oceanic protection. In 1992, over 99% of the historical biomass was depleted(4). Widespread unemployment and poverty ensued with 40 000 people in the fishing industry losing their jobs(5).
Canada has repeatedly promised to protect its oceans. In 1995, Canada signed the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations. In 2001, Canada signed the United Nations Agreement on Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. These treaties explicitly detail the necessary procedures to preserve fish stocks by protecting the oceans. Since then, other countries have established substantial Marine Protected Areas. Yet, only 1.1% of Canadian oceans are protected.
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Dr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with the Secretary General of Great Arab Minds, His Excellency Saeed Al Nazari. They discuss the origins of the United Arab Emirates, how the Abraham Accords and a Tri-Faith system have taken effect and opened dialogue, the projects spearheaded by Saeed for the education, entrepreneurialism and empowerment of young Emiratees, and why the unique vision and strong values of the UAE have lifted the country to unimaginable heights in only half a century.
His Excellency Saeed Al Nazari is the Secretary General of Great Arab Minds. He is also spearheading Transformational Projects and Creative Affairs at the Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in addition to the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Development Center and the Arab Strategy Forum.
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(0:22) Intro
(1:18) What are the United Arab Emirates?
(5:23) 1962: Founding the country under a unified vision
(8:32) What were the “Emirates”?
(11:46) Evolving out from tribal divisions
(16:13) How did the UAE develop economically?
(20:42) Entrepreneurship and personal ownership
(27:16) The balance between security and freedom
(33:15) Family values and Arabic culture
(37:30) The importance of family structure
(41:26) Women’s rights in the UAE, a competitive workforce
(46:11) Regional unity alongside the promotion of disparate thinking
(49:04) Has the UAE become a model of emulation for the Middle East?
(53:49) Welcoming the three major religions, the Abrahamic Family House
(1:02:46) Arabic youth programs: empowering the generations of the future
(1:10:37) Young people in government, trust in leadership
(1:16:10) Demoralization in the West, how the UAE responds
(1:25:04) What problems face the UAE?
(1:33:15) An invitation to ARC
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with industry consultant, science activist, and past president of Greenpeace Canada (1971 to 1986), Dr. Patrick Moore. They discuss his time in Greenpeace, the historic timeline of global ice ages and climate change, the clear lies being peddled to promote alarmism, and how the woke left manipulates science (and scientists) to promote a falsely perceived and politically incentivized future catastrophe.
Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for more than 45 years. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction for 15 years while Greenpeace became the world's largest environmental activist organization.
In recent years, Dr. Moore has been focused on the promotion of sustainability and consensus building among competing concerns. He founded and chaired the BC Carbon Project, a group that worked to develop a common understanding of climate change.
In 2021 Dr. Moore published "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom" exposing the fake news and fake science around 11 claims of disaster including climate change, coral reefs, polar bears, plastic, nuclear energy, and more.
This episode was filmed March 21st, 2024
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(0:00) Tour Update: Konstantin Kisin
(0:59) Coming up
(1:27) Intro
(3:50) The advent of ecology in modern science
(5:04) The complexity of earth, three tenants of the scientific method
(8:45) Why our modern crises are all invisible or remote - fear dissipates with interaction
(14:59) The Pleistocene period, the “last ice age,” and the emergence of life
(18:55) How good is our understanding of climate across millions of years?
(20:31) Today’s scientists have built up shells, but forget we evolved with spines
(24:18) What we know already disproves what alarmists have been predicting
(33:40) Playing devil’s advocate, “Why is carbon to blame?”
(37:57) The world does not end if it gets a few degrees warmer. This is not speculation.
(40:45) Even Michael Crichton called this out
(42:08) “This whole thing is so corrupt”
(44:24) Global greening as C02 rises
(48:04) Henry’s Law, and why it matters
(53:17) The IPCC has twice stated that it is impossible to determine future climate trends
(58:29) Humans are not polar bears, we evolved at the equator
(1:00:00) We cannot model clouds, let alone climate or economic trends
(1:01:42) A history of radical alarmism
(1:03:08) What drove Greenpeace’s concerns originally, hardcore activism
(1:12:27) What changed, “They started seeing humanity as the problem”
(1:14:40) Greenpeace wanted to ban chlorine worldwide
(1:17:01) The tragedy of the commons, and why we need borders
(1:19:26) Phobia-first approach to science, plastic is not toxic - that’s the point
(1:21:23) What convinced Dr. Moore that mainstream science had been captured
(1:23:52) It makes no sense for the green movement to be anti-nuclear
(1:29:21) It’s a free country until you mention carbon
(1:30:46) A summary of the conversation thus far
(1:34:47) Is micro plastic a myth?
(1:36:27) The Great Pacific Garbage Patch does not exist, and other egregious lies
(1:42:48) The end of science at the hands of the woke
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discuss his ongoing campaign, the long-growing hunger for depth in political discussion, the dire need for a renewed American vision, and how Vivek plans to strip the Washington administrative agencies of their unconstitutional powers.
Vivek Ramaswamy is an entrepreneur, author, and political activist. Vivek has been making headlines since announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, running on a platform in part to dismantle the expansive and corrupt bureaucracy that has seeped into nearly all facets of American government. Prior to this, Ramaswamy was the founder and CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences. Leaving in 2021, he published “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam.” In 2022, he co-founded Strive Asset Management with Anson Frericks, which focuses on an alternative to the now-pushed ESG investment framework. That same year Ramaswamy published “Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence.” and has since been deemed one of the “Intellectual Godfathers of the anti-woke movement.”
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(0:28) Intro
(1:13) Don’t dumb yourself down
(6:38) A mistake by the Republicans
(10:26) Short form media is entertainment
(11:21) Starved for connection
(14:00) Where podcasting has advanced beyond books
(17:05) Campaign spending and how it impacts success
(20:40) People know they are being lied to, a revolutionary moment
(25:12) Where Trump went wrong
(28:43) 75 percent of Washington bureaucrats will be fired
(35:10) A perfect intersection: science, law, business
(44:36) What would our founding fathers say?
(47:12) The U.S. President needs to have this ability
(51:07) What Vivek wants to be able to tell his children
(52:53) What a renewed America will look like
(57:27) We need to be a nation under God
(1:01:14) Alternatives to tyranny, the hierarchy of importance
(1:06:07) A reawakening of American values
(1:10:02) Balancing family responsibility with ambition
(1:19:06) Your sanity is a socially negotiated phenomena
(1:21:24) Preaching what you practice
(1:24:00) When someone who loves you pushes you
(1:27:13) The beneficial adversary, choosing who you marry
(1:38:39) Speak the truth without attachment to the result
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