What other books would Peterson recommend now?

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What other books would Peterson recommend now?

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Christians: what is this atheist doing wrong?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9fSaZpBUn4

O'Connor is doing everything right. O'Connor went to church, prayed sincerely, read CS Lewis and other apologists, and studied philosophy and theology in St. John's College.
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I know Peterson highly recommends this book for those who are having doubts:

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 12:48 am
Christians: what is this atheist doing wrong?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9fSaZpBUn4

O'Connor is doing everything right. O'Connor went to church, prayed sincerely, read CS Lewis and other apologists, and studied philosophy and theology in St. John's College.
Well I do not remember Jesus instructing anybody to do all that make work. Is any of all that right?

I have no idea if he is doing anything wrong, or anything right. Perhaps he bored God with all that stuff and God decided he would wait twenty years to call..... or not.
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huckelberry wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 1:09 am
Well I do not remember Jesus instructing anybody to do all that make work. Is any of all that right?

I have no idea if he is doing anything wrong, or anything right. Perhaps he bored God with all that stuff and God decided he would wait twenty years to call..... or not.
O'Connor reads the Bible. What else can O'Connor do?
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doubtingthomas wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 1:50 am
huckelberry wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 1:09 am
Well I do not remember Jesus instructing anybody to do all that make work. Is any of all that right?

I have no idea if he is doing anything wrong, or anything right. Perhaps he bored God with all that stuff and God decided he would wait twenty years to call..... or not.
O'Connor reads the Bible. What else can O'Connor do?
Read it with real intent asking God if these things are not true, and if he will ask with real intent and a sincere heart he will join Mormonism...... oh wait....
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probably dumb ones.
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doubtingthomas wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 1:50 am
huckelberry wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 1:09 am
Well I do not remember Jesus instructing anybody to do all that make work. Is any of all that right?

I have no idea if he is doing anything wrong, or anything right. Perhaps he bored God with all that stuff and God decided he would wait twenty years to call..... or not.
O'Connor reads the Bible. What else can O'Connor do?
Well he could stop all that pointless reading and go to a baseball game. Perhaps trout fishing or sit under a tree. He could visit friends perhaps get a job.
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Dianetics. Then he can use that against Gemli. Reminding him that you can't dogmaticly ignore other spirtual texts that support the supernatural.
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huckelberry wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 4:24 pm
Well he could stop all that pointless reading and go to a baseball game. Perhaps trout fishing or sit under a tree. He could visit friends perhaps get a job.
I know, he is just a lazy atheist who will never convert to Christianity. I guess god doesn't have the time to convert European atheists.
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doubtingthomas wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 8:49 pm
huckelberry wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 4:24 pm
Well he could stop all that pointless reading and go to a baseball game. Perhaps trout fishing or sit under a tree. He could visit friends perhaps get a job.
I know, he is just a lazy atheist who will never convert to Christianity. I guess god doesn't have the time to convert European atheists.
Doubting Thomas, I am a little surprised at the difficulty you are having in hearing what I am saying.

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So he has read a bunch of things where in people think about the meaning of their received cultural religion and sometimes their own personal experiences. This could be interesting and could make the fellow into a cultural historian. I do not think there is much reason to think all that should make him believe in God or Jesus.

I am sympathetic enough with mystics to say reading them is zero help but emptying oneself of all that excess self might be a help.

I am otherwise inclined to say God has zero obligation to convert any particular person no matter how hard they work or perhaps stand on their head.
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