by G.L. Breedon | Sep 12, 2018 | Alchemy of World and Soul, Religion, Science, Spirituality
Today I thought I’d post another excerpt from The Alchemy of World and Soul. Below is a chapter called Where Science and Religion Can Be Compatible: Physicist Sean Carroll wrote recently that “The reason why science and religion are actually incompatible is...
by G.L. Breedon | May 14, 2013 | Philosophy, Religion, Science
There were a couple interesting articles this last week at io9 and at Slate addressing the question of whether or not Religion and Science and be reconciled. The explicit conclusion of the Slate article by physicist Sean Carroll is that they are not. The comments to...
by G.L. Breedon | Apr 11, 2012 | History, Ideas, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Spirituality
(Between my day job and trying to finish the final proof of Summer’s Cauldron to get it published by the end of the month, this has become a very busy week. Because I’m also in the early stages of editing The Chrysalis Age (now called The Alchemy of World and Soul)...
by G.L. Breedon | Jan 14, 2012 | Philosophy, Religion, Science, Spirituality
From October 2000 to spring of 2002 I took sabbatical to research and write a non-fiction book about the relationship between spirituality and globalization – examining the intersection between personal transformation and the transformation of the world. I called the...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 15, 2011 | Fantasy, Religion, Science, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Writing-Craft
This continues from Part 1 and Part 2 PART THREE: Simple Rules So, if this is how I am defining religion and spirituality, what criteria can I establish for exploring those twin issues in science fiction and fantasy (or any work of fiction)? First, is that while the...
by G.L. Breedon | Dec 13, 2011 | Fantasy, Religion, Science Fiction, Spirituality
This continues from the previous post. PART TWO: Definitions. It helps to have definitions of the things you are trying to explore as well as a grounded understanding of them in both practical and theoretical terms. This is one of the reasons I decided to become...
