And what will happen if we then zoom back and notice the subtext of conversation as it effects intellectual politics and cultural evolution?
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As I've said before, I think Sam Harris's "Waking Up" may well prove, in hindsight, to have functioned as a critical lever in breaking up the cultural logjam that has long kept our public conversation about science and spirituality stuck at the level of superficialities.
This blog post is the third of a series.
In upcoming posts, I'll look at:
--Is Sam Harris's Waking Up an example of "advanced rational" thinking -- or could it be evidence-focused "advanced vision-logic" engaging in advanced rational discourse? And either way, on what terms can a trans-rational synthesis based on advanced vision-logic most meaningfully engage with Sam's thinking and view?
-- The spectrum of distinct "spiritual" visions of reality that different people see implicit in quantum physics, Einsteinian space-time, the Big Bang, black holes, string theory, and multiverses.
-- How the radical mysticism of scientists who have made the most significant contributions to our current understanding of reality does or doesn't converge with the radical view of mankind's highest traditions of spiritual realization.
-- The invisible dispute over what constitutes a truly rigorous (or "parsimonious") interpretation of experimental findings that challenge strict materialism.
-- The dynamics of the taboo against psi research despite the broad evidence for statistically-significant mind-matter interactions, and the way this affects the context of our discussion of scientific spirituality.
-- Why mindfulness meditation practice and quantitative neurological research into its effects are the one thing that's broadly liked and accepted by all participants in this debate -- and why that will likely prove to be far more significant than most people realize.
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