The Assault on Faith, Family, & Science | Dr. Phil | EP 430

Jordan Peterson sits down with clinical psychologist, author, and media mogul Dr. Phil McGraw. They discuss his new book, “We’ve Got Issues,” and from this delve into the three pillars of western society that are now under assault, as well as the 10 working principles he prescribes to defend them. They also discuss how to live with intention, the importance of personal identity removed from outward labels, the difference between questioning and deconstructing, how the establishment failed our children during the pandemic, and the obvious outbreak of social contagions plaguing the world today.

Phillip McGraw, PH.D. is the author of 10 New York Times bestsellers. For 21 seasons he hosted the award-winning talk show “Dr. Phil,” one of the most successful daytime programs in television history. His new book, “We’ve Got Issues – How You Can Stand Strong For America’s Soul and Sanity,” is available now. This April, he hosts “Dr. Phil Primetime,” on his own cable network, Merit Street Media, providing essential news and entertainment. McGraw resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Robin. They have two adult sons and four grandchildren.

This episode was recorded on March 1st, 2024

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(0:00) Tour Info 2024
(0:40) Coming up
(0:54) Intro
(3:22) Why we focus on faith, family, and science
(10:37) Acknowledging what we do, do not, and are not meant to know
(15:28) When Jesus met the Pharisees, the central principle
(18:45) We manifest proportional realities to fit our damaged personal truths
(29:58) “My father never said he was proud of me”
(32:38) Be who you are on purpose and live with intention
(35:33) If you’re an immature hedonist…
(38:05) Negotiate toward everyone's best outcome
(42:36) Consciously choose which voices in your life deserve attention
(47:35) Who are you? Getting past the default answers
(49:58) Why your sexual identity is not “who you are”
(54:07) Base your secular thoughts on empirical fact
(1:01:14) It’s incredibly difficult to breach a well structured delusion
(1:05:50) Why change is so hard: “after tyranny waits the desert”
(1:09:30) The difference between questioning and deconstructing
(1:13:05) We don’t all use the same currency, Chris Voss and negotiation techniques
(1:16:28) Bottom up learning, parenting, and relationships
(1:20:57) We screwed up during the pandemic, “hell, Lassie could figure this one out”
(1:25:44) Meritocracy vs. the fringe, the psychopathy of virtualization
(1:31:15) The obvious contagion effect of transgenderism
(1:34:06) It’s more than just silence, the medical establishments complicit and lying
(1:36:30) Governments are creating social contagions via progressive policies
(1:39:38) Why are academics, doctors, and experts backing pseudo-science?
(1:41:11) Dr. Phil is a danger to the mainstream narrative… good.
(1:46:06) Balancing ego with purpose