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7 things Jordan Peterson taught me
last night
And what Christians can take away from his 12 Rules for Life

MARK LEACH
FEBRUARY 27TH, 2019 11:54 AM
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Last night, along with a few thousand close friends, I heard Jordan Peterson speak
at Sydney’s ICC Theatre during his ‘12 Rules for Life‘ speaking tour of Australia.

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Many succumb to the temptation either to enshrine the internationally known

psychologist and speaker as a saviour or pillory him as a pretender. Here are some
of my thoughts about Peterson and his appeal, after checking out his speaking gig
last night. You be the judge if I’ve resisted the temptations:

1. People, especially younger people (25-40ish), are looking for a guide in life. They
really, really are hungry for a trustworthy guide.

2. This guide must help people live in reality as it really is. Peterson did a good job
last night at showing the undesirable, and essentially unlivable (even malevolent),
nature of social constructionism, as well as the definition of personhood by group
rather than individual – and Marxism.

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