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May 2022
57m 46s

252. This Lesson From The Bible Will Mak...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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This episode was recorded on April 4, 2022.


I discussed gratitude, faith, and suffering in this conversation at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. How can we be sure that pain is a solid guiding principle as we navigate the world? What is the underlying structure of pain, and what does it point at?


We also touched on a myriad of topics around those central themes, such as sin and the symbol of the snake, giving advice, resurrection, the relationship between faith and suffering, evil, the effect we have on others, and sunsets.

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