Evidence that there exist modes of being that make suffering tolerable or justifiable is found in the fact that people universally admire others—this admiration and imitation of admired figures suggests a deep instinct that lifting up the burden of being in a heroic manner justifies existence and insufficiency.

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Speaker

Unidentified Speaker — Jordan Peterson - Is Life Worth The Suffering? [h194kSmK3SQ]

Evidence Quote

if you adopt a sufficiently profound mode of being if you attempt to do that then the mere act of lifting up that weight is enough to justify the fact that you're insufficient and mortal

Source

Jordan Peterson - Is Life Worth The Suffering?Bite-sized Philosophy
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:38:49 PM

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