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Frank Rowley's avatar

To brush against the infinite with only your mind and not your heart is a sure way to to be consumed by the White Hot fire of perfection... A sure way to insanity.

Unauthorized exorcist?... Perhaps but don't forget the other unauthorized exorcist that the Bible teaches us about. They got their asses kicked.... The Bible is a simple history of an infinite God trying to protect his fallen creation from the "fire" of his presence. Whenever people follow the rules they survive. But when they arrogantly thought that they didn't have to humble themselves intellectually or physically they were consumed.

Peterson's intellect is his God even though he knows it shouldn't be. A problem for many big brained intellectuals especially in this post enlightenment narcissistic age that values big brains above everything else.

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N Dominus's avatar

Your comment doesn't sound like Peterson

This sounds like Peterson.

Mark 9:38–40

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38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us.

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Nancy's avatar

Amen! (to the Mark 9 citation).

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