Today the Pugs discuss a provocative essay in the English publication, AirMail by Tara Isabella Burton. In this article she explores a new and very self-conscious religious disposition that is taking hold among tech elites in Silicon Valley. While there has been some buzz about a ...Show more
Stories Revisited: Not What They Seem: Stories of spirits imitating humans and animals
If a spirit walked past you, would you even know? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories from real people who encountered entities pretending to be something else. [This episode originally aired 6/12/2023] Listen to the Dinky Podcast - https://dinkypod.com/ Learn more ab ...Show more
Episode #223 ... Religion and the duck-rabbit - Kyoto School pt. 3
Today we talk about the relationship between philosophy and religion. We talk about the duck-rabbit as a metaphor that may have something useful to teach us about the way we experience reality. We talk about the enormous difficulty of fully addressing the question: what is religi ...Show more
Alain de Botton is a best-selling author and one of the world's most celebrated philosophers. Watch as he discusses his latest book, 'Religion for Atheists,' about the parts of religion that he thinks atheists too often overlook.<hr>