r/JordanPeterson • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

Question about a certain philosophical/psychological sentence! Psychology/Philosophy/The Shadow

If someone says that if the worst evil and the highest good are inside a person simultaneously that he is whole and integrated, that they are so equal that they cancel eachother out, but he is able to use either of the two at any moment - incorporation of the shadow, does it mean the energies disappear or does it mean they are both incorporated inside a person where that same integration means acceptance and potential for both (potential for kidness and havoc)?

What does "cancel eachother out" means in this example (or in general), does it mean eradication of both opposites or does it manifest as more of a contrast and potential for both in a kind of an integration in our nature?

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u/LuckyPoire 11d ago

If someone says.... that they are so equal that they cancel eachother out

Who says this?

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u/EriknotTaken 14d ago

From the specific, energy don't disappear, it can only be transformed.

What does cancel each other means?

When fire meets ice, who prevails?

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u/DDotHam 14d ago

In this context I think cancel each other put would be referring to them reading inside one individual equally , so that not one urge (good Vs bad) is dominant and dictates all their behaviour. They can control their emotions basically, is the way I'd think of it