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Description edit
The Evolution of Thought proceeds from one assumption: the world is not what we think it is. This unique series of provocative essays exposes the fine line between truth and myth and challenges us to ask why we believe what we believe. And then asks, "What if we’re wrong?" Could our entire... read more
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People edit
- Daniel Quinn: Author of "Ishmael," a very insightful work about a gorilla who lectures philosophy.
- Thom Hartmann: Author and radio talk show host. Some of his ideas have influenced my thinking here.
- Rupert Sheldrake: The biologist/physicist who says consciousness, not matter, not energy, is the primary building block of the universe. He calls it "Biomorphic Resonance."
- Robert Wolff: Author of "Original Wisdom" - a must read - about life and ways of thinking in aboriginal societies.
- Joseph Chilton Pearce: Brilliant books. A psychologist and philosopher. Read "The Crack in the Cosmic Egg," if you like this book!
Quotes edit
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“The Earth has all the time in the World. And we don’t.”
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“We live in a web of ideas, a fabric of our own making.”
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“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
Goethe -
“You don’t have to 'go somewhere' to get beyond civilization. You have to make your living a different way.”
Daniel Quinn
First Sentence edit
Under a blanket of milky white stars draped across a night sky in full regalia, a man looks up in awe and wonders, “Who are we? Why are we here? What is the meaning of life?”
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Great Flood of Western Thought. (standard series)
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › New Age › New Thought
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › New Age › Mysticism
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Alternative Medicine
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Consciousness & Thought
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Modern
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Metaphysics
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › New Age
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