Renowned psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson discussed his upcoming book exploring biblical narratives and defended his views on the virtues of sacrifice and truth-telling during an appearance on “The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special.”

Peterson sat down with Shapiro after the two influential voices explored Jerusalem in the new DailyWire+ series from Peterson, “Foundations of the West,” which goes through the profound legacies of Western civilizations and their lasting impact on the modern world.

During his discussion with Shapiro on the “Sunday Special,” Peterson discussed his upcoming book, “We Who Wrestle With God,” which explores the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and triumph that stabilize, inspire, and unite humankind culturally and psychologically. He told Shapiro that the book aims to demonstrate that “community is based on sacrifice” and that the human relationship to existence is fundamentally a relationship with the divine.

WATCH THE FULL ‘BEN SHAPIRO SHOW SUNDAY SPECIAL’ WITH JORDAN PETERSON

Peterson argued that his analysis shows “there isn’t anything more dangerous that you can do” than refusing to follow your conscience and “divine command,” even if speaking up seems risky. “There’s nothing better possible than what will happen to you if you tell the truth,” he stated, calling this a core “axiom of religious faith.”

The psychologist said he tested the book’s ideas on speaking tours with various intellectuals to see if they could be “destroyed” or if there were flaws he had missed. “I couldn’t break it,” Peterson claimed, expressing excitement about the project’s potential impact.

“We Who Wrestle With God” aims to demonstrate the enduring relevance of biblical narratives to modern life and explore fundamental questions about the nature of existence, sacrifice, and truth-telling. The book examines several key Old Testament stories, including Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac, which Peterson views as illustrating the necessity of metaphorically “offering” one’s children to what is highest in life. He argues this demonstrates the sacrificial nature of good parenting and community.

Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you.

“Do you offer your children up to what is highest or not? And the answer to that is, well, if you’re a good parent, you offer your children up to what’s highest,” Peterson said. “You don’t overprotect them. You don’t over-shelter them. You put them out into the world. You have them confront the catastrophic chaos of reality and you orient them towards what’s highest.”

Peterson also analyzes the story of Jonah, which he sees as highlighting the dangers of ignoring one’s conscience and divine calling, even when speaking truth appears perilous. He contends the story shows that “remaining silent in the face of a divine command is even more dangerous” than the potential worldly consequences of truth-telling.

Throughout the book, Peterson aims to bridge theological and scientific understandings, arguing that biblical wisdom can be justified from both spiritual and materialist perspectives. He expresses hope that his analysis will challenge popular atheist critiques of religion.

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris has endorsed a tax policy that is so fringe, even the legacy media has criticized the plan as unfair, “unconstitutional,” and “scary.”

Harris, who has been slow to roll out her 2024 policy positions or explain the supposed shift from her far-Left 2020 positions, has endorsed a tax on unrealized gains, which is a tax on money you have yet to collect.

The supposed “billionaire tax” is a 25% tax on unrealized capital gains for American households with wealth ironically totaling a fraction of a billion dollars, starting at $100 million.

Under Harris’ plan, for example, if you own a home and its value increases, you’ll be on the hook for paying taxes on the increased amount, even if you don’t sell the home.

In other words, you’d be paying taxes on money you never received — and may never receive, depending on the market shifts.

Bharat Ramamurti, an informal economic advisor to Harris, tried to defend the policy on CNBC, and was shut down by hosts Rebecca Quick and Joe Kernen.

Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you.

“I think that this reaction to unrealized gains is a little funny, given that I bet that the majority of people watching right now are already paying a tax on unrealized gains. It’s called a property tax,” Ramamurti said.

“It just doesn’t seem fair in any sense of the word,” Quick said.

“Your value of your home never moves the way a stock moves, the way something else moves that you don’t sell,” Quick explained. “It’s also, property tax is a ‘use tax.’ You’re paying for the schools, you’re paying for the emergency services. Those are things that make absolute sense.”

Both hosts agreed the tax is likely “unconstitutional.”

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Kamala Harris economic adviser confirms plan to tax unrealized gainspic.twitter.com/drw024C18q

— wallstreetbets (@wallstreetbets) August 28, 2024

Moreover, Forbes also ran a piece from senior contributor Robert W. Wood that is highly critical of the plan, arguing it would be close to impossible to implement and deeming it a “scary” proposal.

“Apart from policy, there are administrative issues galore,” Wood highlights. “How do you go about valuing everything every year to be taxed? Public company stock would be straightforward. But most assets could be a nightmare, and who in the end gets to carry the day on value? Disputes about value in tax cases are legendary and voluminous. Nearly every estate tax case with the IRS includes valuation disputes, often with competing experts. In income tax cases, charitable contributions of noncash assets such as real estate or crypto often also end up in major valuation fights.”

“What is arguably the scariest part of this idea? What if this opens the door to a more generalized effort by the government to tax you on something that you still own?” he continues. “Right now the proposal is only to use this wealth tax for the truly wealthy. Not just billionaires, but also anyone with at least $100 million.”

“Once we start down this path, could we some years from now face a tax like this for someone with $20 million, $10 million, even $1 million? You get the idea,” the Forbes piece added.

The article similarly highlighted how the tax could be unconstitutional.

“Even if the ‘billionaire’s tax’ to hit anyone at $100 million passes, there could be court challenges based on what the U.S. Constitution says about the government’s taxing power,” Wood said. “The Supreme Court has not fully ruled on a question like this, although one recent guidepost came in a 2024 tax case, Moore vs. USA, in which the Supreme Court upheld a tax on undistributed foreign assets.”

Related: Vivek Ramaswamy: Kamala’s Proposed Tax Raises Could Trigger ‘A Second Great Depression’