Tag: human consciousness

This is interesting, but I can’t see how neurology proves that we have no spiritual entity that transcends the death of our bodies. I believe that science will ultimately determine the nature of human consciousness, and I’ll be surprised if …

Atheist Meme Goes Too Far Read More »

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I hope the author of the meme here doesn’t judge the value of his life by his success or failure on any of this. I don’t want to sound cynical, but there is no reason to believe humankind evolved here …

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I believe it’s possible to have spiritual apprehension of knowledge that is not accessible to the intellect. In fact, I’ll be surprised if some form of spirituality doesn’t come into play as scientists finally wrap their wits around the nature …

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Not surprisingly, Santa Barbara is home to a group called Friends of Carl Jung. Famous for his theories of the collective unconscious, myth, and the archetypes they contain, Jung is among the most important supporters of the idea that we …

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Put differently, can human consciousness ever understand the universe in its entirety? The incredibly quotable Albert Einstein once said, “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”  He died in 1955 (the year I was born), …

Does Science Have an Endpoint? Read More »

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The young reader to whom I’ve referred earlier asks: I see you studied physics. Is there not something in science that suggests that we are of spiritual nature? That’s a wonderful question.  Unfortunately, it’s not my field per se, but …

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About five years ago I had some time to kill in Pasadena, out here in Southern California.  I found a terrific bookstore, milled around, and ultimately pulled a book off the shelf devoted to the subject of human consciousness.  I …

The Awesome Power of Our Minds:  Another Good Reason To Help Civilization Find a Sustainable Way of Life Read More »

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For those who may want a perspective on the migration to renewable energy that you’re extremely unlikely to find elsewhere, I present to you Stephan A. Schwartz, whose life has been spent exploring extraordinary human functioning, and how individuals and …

Thanks to Stephan A. Schwartz For His Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?” Read More »

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Here’s the audio file in which I interview Stephan A. Schwartz for my new book.  I hope you appreciate his insights into human consciousness and social ideas as much as I did. 

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