A minority can be LOUD and they’re instantly covered by the media. Beware of pluralistic ignorance or the “spiral of silence” where a minority or toxic ideology can take over.
—Michael Shermer
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The spirit and the dogma of a religious tradition are always in conflict, because on the one hand, dogma provides structure, and the spirit provides transformation.
– Jordan Peterson
I’m attempting to be more mindful about the podcasts/video that I’ve been consuming by taking high-level notes. I haven’t gotten to a point where I can start deconstructing, critiquing, applying to my life, or even taking an opinion on anything just yet, but I thought I’d use this space to take down notes. I have a feeling that after a while I (you) would probably start to see some themes that resonate. Continue reading “The spirit and the dogma of a religious tradition are always in conflict, because on the one hand, dogma provides structure, and the spirit provides transformation.”
Human beings evolved to let their ideas die instead of them.
– Alfred North Whitehead
(paraphrased) Context: Jordan Peterson lecture
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“Religion only serves the family when the family serves religion.”
—Tracie Harris
A friend sent me a video link to a talk by Tracie Harris posted on YouTube. I wrote down a few of the things she said that I resonated with. Continue reading ““Religion only serves the family when the family serves religion.””
