Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson Quotes

“While the West sits at the crossroads between nihilism and identitarianism, many young people have become thirsty for a deeper philosophy to renew life’s meaning, and are beginning to find it in the wisdom of traditions long since forgotten.”
― Ron Dart, Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective

“Discipline, as the ability to make sacrifices, runs contrary to our most basic survival instincts in many ways. While the human brain is hardwired to protect us from those things that are uncomfortable and risky, sacrifice requires us to override the impulse for comfort and pleasure and voluntarily embrace discomfort and hardship.”
― Ron Dart, Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective

“Whatever we worship determines fundamentally our morality and our encounter with the world.”
― Ron Dart, Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective

“Religion is not necessarily related only to what we think of as religious things or practices, like attending a rite in a temple, performing practices in order to attain certain goods, or following certain codes of conduct based on a particular set of beliefs or even ideas of the supernatural. It is just as easily identified with something like the unfailing love for FC Barcelona or Liverpool FC and the ineffable (absolutely religious) experience of living and dying together, through songs, food, and tears, in a match against their rivals from times immemorial (Real Madrid or Manchester United). Another glorious religious experience could be watching Roger Federer move on a Wimbledon court.26”
― Ron Dart, Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective