The Eternal Question Of Human Beings: How Do You Live In The World? 

The following is a transcript excerpt from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s Biblical Series, which explores the psychological significance of the Bible. In this segment, he addresses the complex and powerful nature of dreams, comparing it to artists’ talent at portraying more information than has yet to be articulated. He considers the questions: Where does information in a dream come from? What draws us to music? How long have humans been observing each other? And, the eternal question of human beings: How do you live in the world? You can explore more in Dr. Peterson’s extensive catalog, available on DailyWire+. 

I think the theory that dreams are merely the consequence of random neuronal firing is absolutely absurd because there is nothing random about dreams. They are structured and complex, and they are not like snow on a television screen or static on a radio. They are complicated. I have often seen people have very coherent dreams that have a perfect narrative structure. They are fully developed in some sense. So, that theory just does not go anywhere with me. I cannot see that as useful at all. I am more likely to take the phenomena seriously and say there is something to dreams.