The biblical prohibition against using the Lord's name in vain warns against the specific sin of claiming to act in the name of what is highest while pursuing only selfish or malevolent motivations, which is the root of religious justification for evil.

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Speaker

Jordan Peterson

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the sin is to claim to be acting in the name of what is most high when all you're actually doing is pursuing either your own motivations or even worse the your worst possible motivations

Source

Jordan Peterson & Sam Harris Try to Find Something They Agree On | EP 408Jordan B Peterson
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:25:59 PM

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