Scientism, Religion and the Way Out with Huston Smith

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Here the world Religion’s scholar extraordinaire expresses his portrayal of how we have become blind to the invisible world of spirituality through our reliance on the scientific method as the sacred cow of our society. Smith takes on E.O. Wilson’s prediction that the battle for the human soul in the 21st century is between science and religion, and waxes eloquent about the potential of true religious practice. If you’re wanting to catch the wave of the rediscovery of what it means to be human and alive, he has a wealth of wisdom to impart. Smith is an internationally revered authority on world religions and his classic book, The World’s Religions (HarperSanFranscisco 1992) has sold 2.5 million copies and its subject and author were the focus of a highly acclaimed 1996 series of interviews with Bill Moyers on PBS. He is also the author of Cleansing the Doors of Perception (Putnam 2000).

Topics Explored in this Dialogue:

• Why and how our culture is stuck in a tunnel
• What is the fundamental ignorance that we labor under
• Who are the mysterians
• How you create heaven or hell in your life
• Why does religion matter
• How you can get beyond the dominant paradigm

Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 2/8/2001