Another New Atheist Returns to the Church after Finding Jordan Peterson

Andreas is usually first to my videos. He's been around the channel and Discord server community for a while now. He finally finds a slot to share his story. There have been so many like it. Great to hear another.

Raised RC, went to Catholic school

Lost his faith in the usual way

Playing video games

Stumbled across the usual atheist arguments, made the decision he couldn't believe it anymore. Wasn't quite lived out so he didn't have any relationship to that.

His mother said "you still believe you just don't know it"

Perfectly content living his life playing video games

Got pushed by his mother to do something so started doing something in IT

Expected of him to study and do something

Studied linguistics

Was doing a bachelor's degree until writing the thesis and he got blocked

Working at a storage facility

Spent that time going to work, video games, weed

Listen to podcasts while he plays video games

H3 podcast, 2 episodes with Jordan Peterson

Psychology of people with high neuroticism. Perfectly described how he felt

Started talking about how to get better

Why is it bad to NOT live up to my potential. Just doing a job earning money

In doing his job he learned that he has value. People liked him. He did well. Did he want to be that chicken in a cage?

Wrestling with himself standing with his phone. Made the conscious decision to continue listening.

Was in a different department at work where he could spend time listening to Peterson stuff at work.

Started listening to the Biblical series. Blew him away.

Wanted a Christian perspective on Jordan Peterson's biblical lectures.

Is Jordan Peterson dangerous?

Peterson idolatry phase

CS Lewis

CS Lewis got him back into really considering Christianity

Started to say "yes" to more things

To actively seek out more opportunities to get out of the house

Taking singing lessons

The company was being shut down. The new existential crisis

Had to find a job.

Finish apprenticeship in IT but didn't do well in interviews

Went on a year and a half

Wasn't fully back into the faith yet

Going to Mass at Christmas. It felt good.

Join a meetup about Christians and skeptics

Started watching a lot more Catholic stuff on Youtube.

The deciding moment was a woman, of course.

That was his other idol. Getting a girlfriend, a family

On the day after that had an interview

Also applied for a job at a care home for the elderly

Got shut down and the next day got an interview really felt bad

The day after got the call, here's a door opening.

Trial work day, around Easter, started going back to church regularly

Back to church regularly.

Parents got the idea to apply at another home

Should keep at it.

Church choir.

Like minded people, affirmation

Both honest and kind

Really built his relationship with his parents again

Mom kept reminding him of "deliver us from evil"

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