The Two Sacrifices That Establish Identity
Summary
TLDRThe video script delves into the Old Testament's Day of Atonement, 'Yam Kippur,' highlighting its significance in Jewish tradition. It explores the dual nature of sacrifice for identity formation, referencing Jordan Peterson's views on offering the best to God and René Girard's concept of the scapegoat mechanism. The discussion illustrates how these sacrifices, both symbolic and literal, are essential for aligning individuals and communities with their purpose and identity, drawing parallels to modern examples like sports teams. The script concludes with insights on how these ancient rituals are reflected in Christian beliefs, particularly in the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Takeaways
- 📜 The Old Testament's holiest day, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), symbolizes reconciliation with God through sacrificial rituals.
- 🔁 The dual nature of sacrifice includes both offering the best to God and the expulsion of unworthy elements, reflecting a process of purification and unity.
- 🐐 The sacrificial ritual involves two goats, one representing the offering to God and the other symbolizing the scapegoat that carries away the community's sins.
- 🏋️♂️ Jordan Peterson emphasizes the sacrificial act of giving one's best to align with a higher purpose, akin to a sports team aiming to win.
- 👤 René Girard's theory of the scapegoat mechanism is discussed, highlighting how societies often place blame on a single individual or group to maintain unity.
- 🏛 The ritual of the scapegoat in Yom Kippur involves symbolically placing sins on a goat and banishing it, representing the expulsion of societal impurities.
- 🤔 The dangers of scapegoating are examined, noting the tendency to project all faults onto one individual or group, which can lead to injustice and recurring issues.
- 🔄 The concept of the scapegoat returning signifies the unresolved nature of problems if not genuinely addressed, highlighting the importance of internal reflection and change.
- 🕊️ The story of Jesus is presented as the ultimate fusion of both sacrificial aspects, transforming the understanding of atonement and sacrifice.
- ∞ The fractal nature of sacrifice is discussed, illustrating how the principles of offering and exclusion apply universally across different levels of identity and existence.
Q & A
What is the significance of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in the Old Testament?
-The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is the holiest day of the year in the Old Testament. It is significant because it is the day when sacrifices were made to reunite the people with God, allowing them to expiate their sins and realign with their purpose.
What does the term 'atonement' mean in the context of the Old Testament?
-In the context of the Old Testament, 'atonement' refers to the process of reconciliation with God, where individuals and the community are brought back into unity with the divine, expiating their sins and preparing for their transgressions.
How does the concept of sacrifice relate to the formation of identity according to the script?
-The concept of sacrifice is integral to the formation of identity as it involves both offering the best to God (propitiation) and excluding what does not align with the group's purpose (scapegoat). These dual aspects help in aligning individuals with a collective identity and purpose.
What are the two aspects of sacrifice mentioned in the script, and how do they relate to identity formation?
-The two aspects of sacrifice are the propitiatory sacrifice, where the best is given to God to align with the divine purpose, and the scapegoat sacrifice, where sins are symbolically placed on an outsider or imperfect individual and then excluded. Both are necessary for identity formation as they help in aligning with a purpose and excluding what distracts from it.
Can you explain the role of the two goats in the Yom Kippur sacrifice as described in the script?
-In the Yom Kippur sacrifice, one goat is offered as a propitiatory sacrifice, with its blood sprinkled on the holy objects to realign with God, while the other goat, the scapegoat, has the community's sins symbolically placed upon it and is then sent away to be excluded from the community.
How does the script relate the concept of sacrifice to modern-day examples, such as a sports team?
-The script uses the analogy of a sports team to explain the concept of sacrifice. In a team, players must align their actions towards the common goal, which is akin to the propitiatory sacrifice. Distractions, like a player's personal interests, represent sins that need to be excluded, similar to the scapegoat sacrifice.
What is the significance of the scapegoat in the Yom Kippur sacrifice, and how does it relate to group dynamics?
-The scapegoat in the Yom Kippur sacrifice symbolizes the exclusion of sins and distractions from the community. In group dynamics, it represents the need to remove elements that hinder unity and focus towards a common purpose, although it warns against the dangers of excessive blame and the potential return of the 'scapegoat'.
How does the script discuss the potential issues with the scapegoat mechanism?
-The script discusses that while the scapegoat mechanism can temporarily restore group coherence by ejecting a perceived source of discord, it can also lead to excessive blame and the suppression of issues rather than addressing them. This can result in the problems re-emerging or the scapegoat returning to haunt the group.
What does the script suggest as an alternative to the scapegoat mechanism?
-The script suggests that an alternative to the scapegoat mechanism is internal examination and self-sacrifice, aligning with the teachings of Christ, where one takes on both the role of the scapegoat and the offering to God, promoting humility and love.
How does the script connect the concept of sacrifice to everyday objects and their identity?
-The script extends the concept of sacrifice to everyday objects by stating that for an object, like a cup, to have a coherent identity, it must give its best material qualities to embody the 'cupness' and exclude what does not fit this identity, mirroring the sacrificial process of alignment and exclusion.
Outlines
🐐 The Concept of Atonement and Dual Sacrifice
The paragraph discusses the significance of the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, in the Old Testament, which is the holiest day of the year. It explains the concept of atonement as reconciliation with God through sacrifices. Two forms of sacrifice are highlighted: one that involves giving the best to God, as discussed by Jordan Peterson, and the other being the scapegoat sacrifice, which is about projecting sins onto an entity and excluding it from the community. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of understanding both aspects of sacrifice for the formation of identity at various levels.
🔥 The Ritual of Sacrifice and Realignment
This section delves into the ritual aspect of the Yom Kippur sacrifice, focusing on the two goats offered to bring the people back into unity with God. The first goat symbolizes the offering of the best to God, with its blood sprinkled on the holy objects in the Tabernacle, signifying a realigning with the divine purpose. The analogy of a sports team is used to illustrate how individuals must align their actions with the team's purpose, and how distractions can lead to 'sin'. The paragraph suggests that by focusing on the purpose and making sacrifices towards it, the team's identity and unity can be restored.
🏋️♂️ The Scapegoat and Exclusion of Distractions
The paragraph explores the concept of the scapegoat sacrifice, where the sins of the community are symbolically placed on a goat that is then cast out. It discusses how this practice was used to maintain group coherence by excluding elements that distract from the group's purpose. The paragraph also touches on the dangers of this practice, as it can lead to the scapegoat being unfairly burdened with the group's problems and the potential for abuse when applied to real-world scenarios. The importance of not making the exclusion arbitrary but rather connected to the individual's impact on the group's purpose is emphasized.
🔍 The Pitfalls of Scapegoating and the Need for Internal Change
This section addresses the potential excesses of the scapegoat mechanism, where an individual or group is blamed excessively for the community's problems. It warns of the tendency to unload all faults onto the scapegoat, which can lead to unresolved issues resurfacing later. The paragraph uses the example of a basketball team to illustrate how exclusion of a distracting element can temporarily improve unity but may not address the root causes of the problem. It suggests that true transformation requires internal change and self-examination, rather than merely external scapegoating.
🕊️ The Transformation of Sacrifice in Christianity
The paragraph discusses how the concept of sacrifice is transformed in Christianity, particularly through the figure of Jesus Christ, who is seen as embodying both aspects of the Yom Kippur sacrifice. It suggests that the Christian approach to sacrifice involves both self-sacrifice as a scapegoat and the offering of one's best to God. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of internal transformation and the recognition that the true work of atonement must come from within, aligning with the purpose and identity of the individual or community.
✝️ The Universality of Sacrificial Patterns
The final paragraph reiterates the universality of the sacrificial pattern discussed, noting its presence at every level of reality, from the ritual of atonement to the crucifixion of Christ. It suggests that the pattern is fractal, meaning it repeats itself at different scales, and is essential for the coherence and identity of any entity. The paragraph concludes by thanking the audience and signaling the end of the discussion.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Atonement
💡Sacrifice
💡Reconciliation
💡Identity
💡Yom Kippur
💡Scapegoat
💡Propitiation
💡Jordan Peterson
💡Rene Girard
💡Fractal
💡Crucifixion of Christ
Highlights
The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is the holiest day in the Old Testament, symbolizing reconciliation with God through sacrifice.
Atonement involves both the offering of the best to God and the expulsion of sins through a scapegoat.
Jordan Peterson emphasizes the aspect of sacrifice as giving the best to God, aligning with a higher purpose.
Rene Girard focuses on the scapegoat mechanism, where sins are projected onto an outsider to maintain group unity.
The dual nature of sacrifice is crucial for identity formation, both at an individual and collective level.
The ritual of Yom Kippur involves two goats, one for propitiation and the other as a scapegoat, representing the two aspects of sacrifice.
The scapegoat is symbolically burdened with the community's sins and then expelled to restore unity and purity.
The concept of sacrifice is applicable to modern analogies, such as a sports team needing to align its actions with its purpose.
The scapegoat mechanism is not arbitrary; it often involves those who are seen as deviating from the group's purpose.
The exclusion of the scapegoat can be a necessary but potentially dangerous act if not properly understood and moderated.
The scapegoat's return signifies unresolved issues within the group, highlighting the importance of internal reflection.
In the context of Yom Kippur, the two goats symbolize the dual aspects of sacrifice that are necessary for atonement.
Jesus Christ's crucifixion is seen as the ultimate fusion of both sacrificial aspects, transforming the concept of atonement.
The transformation brought by Christ encourages individuals to embrace both humility and love in their sacrifices.
The fractal nature of sacrifice is evident in all levels of reality, from individual actions to communal rituals.
The concept of sacrifice and atonement is not only historical but also has profound implications for personal and social identity today.
Transcripts
so in the Old Testament the holiest day
of the year was called the day of
atonement yam kipur and uh this day is
very important because it is the day
that that different sacrifices were done
in order to reunite the people with God
to make them one this is what atonement
means in English you could call it
reconciliation you know a way to kind of
come back to God and to get you know to
be able to expiate and to prepare
appreciate for our sins but there's
something about this dual sacrifice
which is very important to understand
basically in the formation of identity
and you'll see that some people focus on
certain aspects of the sacrifice for
example Jordan Peterson has been talking
quite a bit about the idea of the
sacrifice as giving the best up in to
God but there are other thinkers for
example R Who many of you will know who
talks rather about the scapegoat
sacrifice which is the idea of you know
of putting your sins on something and
then excluding it from the people and he
talks about that as being the foundation
of the Holy and so what I want to do is
I want to look at both of those not in
detail in terms of what happens in the
different sacrifice but the basic
concept of these two aspects of
sacrifice and how they're necessary uh
for the for formation of identity of a
people of a person but then even of any
identity that you can uh that you can
think of
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this is Jonathan Pedro welcome to the
symbolic
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world and so as I said the two aspects
of sacrifice have to be understood as
necess Neary in order to make someone at
one and so what are the two aspects of
the sacrifice and so in the yam kipor
sacrifice first of all the priest would
offer a bull for his family uh I'm not
going to look at that right away I'll
mostly look at I I won't look at that in
this video mostly look at the two goats
that are offered in order to make bring
the people back into Unity with God and
to bring the people make people one
again and so you know if you if you want
to understand the the analogy like this
is going to be difficult for some people
to to think about but you know God is
the source of all being is the source of
our being is the purpose is the one that
gives us the manner in which we should
live and as the year goes by we start to
do things and to think things and to act
in ways that go against what it is that
God wants for us and so in doing that
we're moving away from our purpose we're
moving away from uh our Source we're
moving away from our ideal all of these
things are going on and that is what we
consider to be sinning and so as we sin
we do things that don't
connect properly to the thing that is
above us that is making us exist as a
people as a person you know even as a
human all of creation and so this is a
problem so what do we do like how do we
deal with this in order to be able to
find some kind of turn towards the thing
that is binding us together and this is
what the atonement sacrifice is for and
so there are two aspects of the
atonement sacrifice and one is the goat
that is offered uh you know for the
propitiation of sins and so the goat is
offered up is burnt and the smoke goes
up into the heavens you know and is
given up to God all right in that sense
and then the blood is sprinkled
onto the holy things in the Tabernacle
onto the onto the the that's when the
priest goes into the holy of holies and
can and sprinkles the blood of this goat
onto the uh onto the Ark of the Covenant
so of
course all this is sounds very weird and
ridiculous for for many modern listeners
but you think about you have to think
about the image and so the goat that is
chosen has to be spotless it has to be
uh uh uh right it has to be as perfect
as possible and then the goat is given
up so we take this good thing that we
should use you know for our food that we
should use for for uh for whatever it is
that we want to use it for but then we
we we direct it towards the purpose we
direct it toward the thing that binds us
together now this is very much the type
of sacrifice that Jordan Peterson talks
about when he talks about sacrifice
right you take the good thing and then
you align it and you aim it towards the
highest right and in doing that what it
does is that you could say it covers the
aspects that are supposed to be aligned
with the purpose right and so in the in
the the ritual aspect of it you know
this is what is done the goat gets given
up the smoke goes up to God and then you
take the blood and then you cover the
holy things in the Tabernacle in order
to make them realign them with the
purpose the the the thing that they're
aiming at now of course this is true of
the ritual sacrifice and it was
effective in in the practice but it's
obviously true of anything that you do
and so if
you're you know I I like using sports
teams because they're so easy to
understand you know they're so easy to
to to understand and so you're in a
sports team and you're supposed to be
aiming at the game of basketball right
you're aiming at winning at basketball
and through and to do that you have to
aim at your team aim at bring things
together the people your actions
everything has to be in a kind of dance
towards the purpose that you're trying
to accomplish
now during the year during the season
people get distracted they start
thinking about other things about I
don't know like some basketball player
thinks about their their advertisement
contract or their girlfriend or all of
this and this is the kind of sin
it's a technical sinning it's not it's
not necessarily moral it's a technical
sinning in the sense that it's
distractions that are bringing you away
from the purpose why you're together in
the first place and so the team members
are together to win these basketball
games and to play the and to to be able
to aim towards the the game and win in
that game and now they get distracted
and so what they they and that's a form
of sinning and if the sinning
continues right sinning in the sense of
missing the mark right that's what
sinning means and so they're aiming here
and there and people aren't working
together and so if they want to be able
to realign with
the right realign with the purpose that
makes them together in the first place
as a team then what they have to do is
they have to take their best and then
they have to aim it towards the purpose
and they have to move in that direction
and then what that will do if people do
that is that then the
identity the reason why they're together
the basketball playing and winning
basketball games will cover their
actions and their actions will be
covered by the identity that they're
that they're participating in and so the
blood of their actions and their their
aiming and their you know the sacrifice
that they're offering up will Now
cover everything about them that's
related to basketball and will make it
cure and make it one again with the
basketball team okay and so this is of
course the one part of the the yam
sacrifice that Jordan Peterson talks
about quite a bit refers to in terms of
what sacrifice is now in the yam kipur
sacrifice in the atonement sacrifice
there's another sacrifice which is the
scapegoat sacrifice now the scapegoat
sacrifice is has been you know very much
analyzed by re I've talked about this on
my channel I've done actually several
interv you can look them up and see me
talking about R and scapegoat mimetic
desire and scapegoat sacrifice but in
the context of the yamur sacrifice what
you can understand is that there's an
the wickedness the the bad things that
we do okay those
things it's not only that you have to
aim your attention up towards the
purpose right because that's important
but one of the other things you have to
do is you have to also cut off that
which doesn't belong to the toward to
the purpose so it's not just enough so
it's like let's say the basketball
player he now takes his energy and he
aims it towards he takes the best of his
energy he aims it towards the basketball
game aims it towards winning the
basketball brings him together with his
team members everybody is now aligned
and and and and knows what they're doing
but if that basketball player continues
to be distracted by his girlfriend by
this or that and and he's keeps getting
pulled away then it doesn't matter like
how much he aligns with the purpose he
will be still the fragmentation will
continue he won't be at one he won't be
reconciled completely with the purpose
the other thing that the basketball
player has to do is he has to cut
away the things that don't fit and so
the things that don't fit with our Unity
that has to be cut off now as talks
about
this talks about it as being arbitrary
you know and and mentions how you know
what people would do in the ancient
world is that they would pick someone
you know someone who who would take the
sins of everybody and then they would
blame them for all their problems and
then they would kill them or they would
chase them away or they do whatever in
order to kind of take all the jealousy
and all the the uh the competition in
the group you know put all of that into
one person eject that person and
therefore reestablish the coherence of
the group and I think that he's
absolutely right of course but there's
something missing
because he's not completely right it's
not completely
arbitrary the way that the scap a
scapegoat sacrifice would work
has to be related to some extent to the
quality of the person being chosen in
order to be scapegoated
now that person can be a stranger and so
the
stranger how can I say this The Stranger
isn't one of
us right you could say that the stranger
can become an obstacle to us being
together because the stranger doesn't
share our purpose doesn't share our
identity and so think about that like
for example like at a basketball team uh
basketball practice you know you the
team is playing and now there are all
these people like the friends of the
players and the girlfriends of the
players and you know the there are just
like just people showing up at the
practice and like sitting there and then
talking to the players and attracting
their attention and that could be a
major distraction from connecting to the
purpose that they that they want to
connect to and so at some point maybe
the coach says all right everybody who's
not on the team get out like you have to
leave the the practice because you're
distracting the players too much you're
watering down their capacity to
participate in their goal okay and so
and you can see how that can be scary
and you should understand how scary that
can be because you can if you're smart
you can right away see the analogies and
the danger of that happening and how
that has been taken into very abusive
uh directions in the history of the
world and how for example in many tribes
and many cultures a person that is not
of your tribe is not just not part of
your tribe it's just literally not human
is not a human being and you can do
anything to them you know for example in
Rome if you're not a citizen then
there's no law to protect you people can
do whatever they want to you and there's
and there and what there's nothing you
do especially if you're like a slave and
you don't have you don't have uh you're
not a a member of the of of the society
okay and so but it's still not arbitrary
there's still a reality and so sometimes
the person would be a stranger or
sometime be someone with a defect
someone with a physical defect someone
that is limping someone that has some
kind of physical defect why because they
represent the the the skewing from
purpose they're manifesting the fact
that they're not fully aligned with the
purpose of Being Human so analogically
they would exclude those people from the
from the tribe or they would they would
put the they would put their the blame
of everything that's going wrong on them
and then all their their bad behavior
and whatever put them put them on that
person then exclude that person from the
from the tribe uh and so usually those
are the kinds of people that were chosen
in order to be the scapegoats and so in
the yam kipur sacrifice the goat the
sins are put on the goat and then the
goat is chased away According to some
you know later Traditions it might it
would be beaten it sometimes it would be
it would be uh thrown off a cliff or you
know there different ways it would
either die or you know it's like it
would get people would would insult it
and do all this stuff in order to put
all the blame on that person okay now
the problem with the scapegoat
sacrifice is that it works it it does it
works and sometimes you know it's
necessary for it to happen because
sometimes you know like I said if you if
you if you think of the the team
basketball team and like I don't know
the players girlfriends are coming to
the practices and they're distracting
the players and at some point the coach
says all right enough with these
Outsiders you have to leave and now
we're going to focus on the team that
will work it will make the team more
effective and will bring the team
together and uh and then often how can I
say this there are people that are a
thorn in your team that are
not acting according to the purpose of
the team that's why people get fired in
jobs that's why people get excluded from
from uh from different groups is because
they are not aligned with the purpose of
the group and this is is completely
normal now there is a a excess of that
and the excess of that of course is that
you know and you see it just pay
attention you know if you see it
happening you know and see it in
yourself you see it happening which is
that when that happens there's a
tendency to put more on that purpose on
that person like it's like evacuate all
the bad things the reason why nothing
was working the reason why nothing was
coming together uh even though it might
be true that it's that person's fault to
some extent the tendency is to put more
more on that person in in order to
unload ourselves into into that person
and you have to be really attentive to
that um you know because it's a tendency
that we have but it is of course a
dangerous tendency
because how can I say it doesn't totally
work if you do that if you if you put
too much blame on the scapegoat and you
eject it then what you're actually doing
is you're pushing those things down into
into a kind of unconsciousness right
down into a kind of sleep mode and what
it means is that the scapegoat the
scapegoat will come back the skate cego
will come back at you and will remind
you of your sins will remind you of your
of your faults and the fact that it
wasn't all the scapegoat that those
faults are often with you and so that's
really important to to pay attention to
um but it's also important to understand
that this structure of offering up
towards the identity and the purpose
doing it in order to absolve their its
anger and so that sounds weird for
people but it's like you could say that
if a basketball team isn't aligned
towards the purpose of the basketball
team it will inflict the
anger of basketball right basketball
will judge it and it will judge it by
making sure that it doesn't win
games and the basketball team will be
Cur cursed right will be cursed because
they're not properly propitiating
basketball and because of that they are
falling away from basketball and
therefore basketball now will be a curse
on them uh they'll see the distance
between themselves and their purpose
much more sometimes what happens and you
know that's true is like you know when
you start to lose a game and you can
feel that distance between you and the
purpose that distance grow and grow and
grow then it really becomes a curse and
the anger is shining down on you and all
of a sudden you start losing faster than
you did before people get discouraged
people stop paying attention completely
people stop caring they they stop they
stop giving their all because they
figure we've already lost it's already
too late you know we can't get this back
together and so you know uh then when
that happens you need a profit you need
a prophet usually the coach or the team
captain the prophet comes down from the
purpose of basketball does the does the
speech that you see in every movie of
the you know like the the inspiring
speech that to get people to R
themselves up to come back together to
offer their all to get rid of their
distraction and to focus and maybe we
can do that maybe we can you know win in
the end even though this situation seems
dire it's like that's how stuff works
folks that happens in the Bible as well
that when things get too out of control
and people start to really be in the
anger of God and things start to fall
apart then a prophet will come and the
prophet will try to get them to re uh to
come back together towards the purpose
and to get rid of their sins to eject
them from their behavior and put their
attention in the in the the worship of
God so the the the yam kipur sacrifice
is fractal right it has a ritual reality
to it and it comes together uh it comes
together
um quite nicely L you know in your own
life in the life of Everything But
ultimately what happens in the story of
Jesus is that both of the sacrifices get
slammed into one this is of course
something I've talked about many times
which is
that the way that Christ joins the two
aspects the Two Goats together in
himself is quite jarring it's quite uh
astounding and in some ways it
transforms the entire
aspect of sacrifice it also makes
it so that you're always looking to
sacrifice yourself you know sacrifice
yourself as the scapegoat sacrifice
yourself as the highest aspect which is
given to God and that sacrifice of
yourself is of course the humility that
comes in Christianity uh and the
sacrifice of yourself up is is of course
the love and the worship you know and
the faith that we direct towards that
Which is higher but it's a deep
transformation of the yam kipor
sacrifice one which is I believe
more truer
to what is being represented even in the
sacrifice because like I told you if you
the scape sacrifice comes back
especially if you put things on it that
it do that don't belong there like if
especially if you just put your sins
that that you onto the goat and you put
you send it out but that it's your sins
that you're putting onto the goat uh
it's going to come back you know and and
uh like I said if you do that now with
this with the scape goat sacrifice let's
say you have a group of friends and
people start to fight and then they
start to blame one person it's like you
know when Joe's there he's so annoying
he you know he that's why we don't get
along anymore that's why we're not
having fun anymore it's like it's all
Joe's Joe's fault if we could just then
finally we just get rid of Joe he's so
annoying and then we then then we then
we can gossip about Joe and we can talk
about how bad Joe is and in doing that
all of a sudden wow where friendship is
reconnecting like our you know we're
coming back together because not only
now we ejected Joe but now we can all
agree how bad Joe is and so it's like
wow this is beautiful and now we're
together and we have this little moment
of unity you know in ejecting the other
and then ultimately because it wasn't
really Joe who had all those those
problems Joe maybe had some of it but
didn't have all the problems so now the
problems start to appear again right and
then what do you have to do you have to
do another scapegoat sacrifice you have
to scapegoat somebody else you know or
you go the way of Christ which is then
you examine yourself and you see that
the work has to be done internally it's
like it's I have to be both the
scapegoat and the sacrifice of of Praise
right the sacrifice of of covering and
of and of Purity um see hopefully this
makes sense to you and hopefully will
help you kind of understand the two
aspects of sacrifice uh but then also
understand how they're related to
identity because of course this is true
of uh you know communities it's true of
yourself but it's also true of any
single thing that has an identity that
is you know anything that you can
recognize an object we'll use are we
going to use a cup again maybe use a cup
I even have this really nice wooden cup
that somebody gave me at uh at in Chino
at the event with Paul Vander clay and
uh at John RI uh and so you know in
order for the cup to exist it needs to
have two aspects it needs on the one
hand give the material the best of its
materiality the best of its elements up
to the identity of cupus and that's what
covers all this wood and this varnish
and these different and the different
gestures that the person making it uh
did
it covers that with the purpose and the
identity of course if if you didn't give
the best of it up to the purpose it
would be a bad cup then it would crack
then it would it would leak you know
it'd be ugly it'd be all these things
but because the proper sacrifice was
made and the best was given up then the
identity of the cup covers the cup with
its blood you could say it's not blood
but you know with with its with that
which is in it covers the identity of
the cup but in order for it to be a cup
you also have to exclude things that are
not the cup right you have to you do it
unconsciously but you know you have to
make sure that your cup is
not you know a a Corvette like your cup
is not whatever anything else that it's
that it is that it could that that it is
not I mean whatever else that is not has
to be excluded and so you know in the
bringing together the cup you know that
you can't make you know a cup out of
whipped cream you can't make a cup out
of all these things that don't that
can't fit into the identity of the cup
and therefore have to be excluded from
its identity necessarily in order for
the cup to cohere and the cup to be at
one atoned to its name and to its
purpose and so that's how it works and
that's why it is in it is a fractal
pattern that that appears at every
single level of reality and comes
together in the sacrifice ritual of
atonement but then ultimately in the
crucifixion of Christ as being the
highest and most perfect version of that
pattern and so thanks everybody for your
time and uh talk to you very soon
bye-bye
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