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Sep 2024
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478. Heaven, Hell, & the Human Condition...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with author and philosopher Jack Symes. They discuss the ability of man to conceptualize God, the arguments for and against both an evil God and a perfect God, the evidence for a transcendent good to exist, and why happiness and suffering are the wrong theological axes.   Jack Symes is a public philosopher and researcher at D ... Show More
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