Thanks for this clarification podcast. It was really helpful. I liked that you learned that whether or not there is free will is irrelevant.
Recently I've come to believe in free will simply because I think a person cannot have true humility if they don't believe in free will. Real humility is much more than not blowing your own horn. It's a deep sense of honesty that allows you to make good choices or create something good in whatever presents itself in the moment. Perhaps a podcast on the topic of humility? What it is? The benefits? How to cultivate it?
If you do do a podcast on humility, perhaps you could talk to people who have looked at it from different perspectives like theology (Rowan Williams) and philosophy (Vlad Vexler). Actually, they are probably both very good examples of humans with true humility.
How is it the European Enlightenment produced this "super-organism?" Our major arbiters of truth--science and religion--failed at looking sufficiently inward to examine the behavior of the observer. We can only see outwardly as clearly as we see inwardly.
A way to look at the super-organism is to see it as Ego manifest. In Oneness we discover Ego is a small part of our experience and knowledge of life. Out-of-control Ego (our unidentified, unseen, untamed subconscious ) is madness.
One of the tasks of science and religion is to tame Ego and both failed.
Thank you Nate, for your Frankly #76 and #78. And for all of the good work you are doing. At the macro level you thought trajectories resonate with mine. I believe you are on the correct path. I don’t know what percentage will come into the new paradigm of understanding at what rate, but the fact that you exist and are putting your understanding out into the ethos is so important.
At the core of my belief system is the concept of the necessity of rigorous honesty for healthy relationships and systems as a whole. That means clarifying and/or retracting with an open heart and trust in the process.
This comment is totally off topic but wanted to alert you to an article in The Guardian today about the climate induced deaths of 350 elephants in Botswana. Very interesting read!
Thanks for this clarification podcast. It was really helpful. I liked that you learned that whether or not there is free will is irrelevant.
Recently I've come to believe in free will simply because I think a person cannot have true humility if they don't believe in free will. Real humility is much more than not blowing your own horn. It's a deep sense of honesty that allows you to make good choices or create something good in whatever presents itself in the moment. Perhaps a podcast on the topic of humility? What it is? The benefits? How to cultivate it?
If you do do a podcast on humility, perhaps you could talk to people who have looked at it from different perspectives like theology (Rowan Williams) and philosophy (Vlad Vexler). Actually, they are probably both very good examples of humans with true humility.
Also, Alastair McIntosh
How is it the European Enlightenment produced this "super-organism?" Our major arbiters of truth--science and religion--failed at looking sufficiently inward to examine the behavior of the observer. We can only see outwardly as clearly as we see inwardly.
A way to look at the super-organism is to see it as Ego manifest. In Oneness we discover Ego is a small part of our experience and knowledge of life. Out-of-control Ego (our unidentified, unseen, untamed subconscious ) is madness.
One of the tasks of science and religion is to tame Ego and both failed.
Thank you Nate, for your Frankly #76 and #78. And for all of the good work you are doing. At the macro level you thought trajectories resonate with mine. I believe you are on the correct path. I don’t know what percentage will come into the new paradigm of understanding at what rate, but the fact that you exist and are putting your understanding out into the ethos is so important.
At the core of my belief system is the concept of the necessity of rigorous honesty for healthy relationships and systems as a whole. That means clarifying and/or retracting with an open heart and trust in the process.
Please keep up the good work. Cheers
This comment is totally off topic but wanted to alert you to an article in The Guardian today about the climate induced deaths of 350 elephants in Botswana. Very interesting read!