An MP3 version of the post is at my podcast channel, Talks and Thoughts. A shorter, written article version of my talk follows below. And here’s the link to the post I mentioned in the talk, on Homo spiritualis – https://youtu.be/0XUWYn8SyT8. The new book by David Graeber and David Wengrow, The Dawn of Everything: A… Continue reading The Tragedy of the Spiritual Commons: review of The Dawn of Everything by Davids Graeber and Wengrow
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Homo Spiritualis – The New Science of Human Evolution
[MP3 version here.] The standard big history of human evolution, exemplified in Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller Sapiens, sees religion and spirituality as a byproduct of survival, at best a necessary fiction. But new science is telling a different story. Research done by Robin Dunbar, Agustin Fuentes, Robert Bellah and others is showing how engaging with… Continue reading Homo Spiritualis – The New Science of Human Evolution