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A Brief History of Violence: Steven Pinker

Posted on Feb 4th, 2009 by Julian

V.S. Ramachandran: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy & Religious Experience

Posted on Jan 13th, 2009 by Julian

Absolutely fascinating!

Jonathan Haidt : Morality 2012

Posted on Jan 12th, 2009 by Julian

This man is a very important voice in the conversation about moral psychology, religion, science. I think people interested in those fields as well as Integral Theory will find him very interesting and appealing. Watch... More »

Sam Harris: Facts, Values & A Place for the Profound

Posted on Jan 6th, 2009 by Julian

Above is part one of a recent 90 minute interview - see all of it here! In his usual calm and eloquent manner, Harris discusses meditation, psychedelics, religion, philosophy and science. He keeps striking me... More »

Sam Harris: Can We Ever Be Right About Right & Wrong?

Posted on Nov 1st, 2008 by Julian

Harris musing on religion, neuroscience and moral evaluations. He is always so clear and interesting:

Sacred World, Sacred Human: Evolving Spirituality

Posted on Oct 29th, 2008 by Julian

Sacred World, Sacred Human: Evolving Spirituality in the 21st Century Introduction: We Are Evolving,  And So Should Our Spirituality Human beings are hardwired to seek meaning. Fields of study as diverse as anthropology, philosophy, psychotherapy... More »

L.A. Weekly Says: Best Bodywork in L.A., Best Compassionate Yogi

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by Julian

October 2nd, 2008 Best Compassionate Yogi: Julian Walker By Dani Katz Published on October 02, 2008 In a town lousy with yoga (and so much of it lousy yoga), how does one pinpoint The Best?... More »

The Propserity Gospel: Did God Want You To Get That Mortgage?

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by Julian

by David van Beima for TIME Has the so-called Prosperity Gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants — and hence, victims — of the current financial crisis? That's what a scholar... More »

Send Your Love: No Religion but Sex and Music...

Posted on Sep 26th, 2008 by Julian

Finding the world in the smallness of a grain of sand And holding infinities in the palm of your hand And Heaven's realms in the seedlings of this tiny flower And eternities in the space... More »

Religion, Economics, Angels, Reason & Religulous

Posted on Sep 21st, 2008 by Julian

Very interesting debate between Bill Maher, conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan, will.i.am and Naomi Klein on HBO's Real Time. Maher on the constitutional problem of the "religious test" for office and the American penchant for mixing... More »