What do we do with mystical experiences when they don’t fit our worldview?What if the foundations of science left something important behind?We’ll explore how:-Reductionism oversimplifies complex systems into particles-Materialism quietly breeds nihilism-We suffer from "magical amnesia" due to 400 years of materialism and reductionism dominating Western scientific thinkingUnderstanding these ISMs might be the first step to LIBERATING our IMAGINATIONSI’ll also share a few personal thoughts on fear, joy, and what I tell my students when their inner critic gets loud. (Spoiler: I swallow the pill of my own advice. Yuck. I am officially not good at the new thing - YET.)Donald Hoffman. The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r5OQL7nf34&ab_channel=ScienceTimeRupert Sheldrake. Science Set Free. 2013. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity.
