EP 62 - James Carse: GOD, Games and Myth

Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

Paul Chek

Spirituality, Metaphysics, Alternative Health, Personal Development, Holistic Health, Paul Chek, Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Plant Medicine, Wellness, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Some of the best teachers you’ll ever have are the ones who won’t answer your questions right away or at all. The great ones will put the onus back on you to fill in the blanks for yourself. This week’s Living 4D conversation is a special meeting of wise teachers, as Paul discusses games, GOD and myth with James Carse, Professor Emeritus of history and religion and former Director of Religious Studies at New York University. Learn more about James, his career and the books he’s written, inclu...

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0:00.0	Belief is where your thinking stops.
0:04.0	Yes.
0:05.0	And if you are the kind of inquisitive, deeply puzzled,
0:12.0	deeply affected, a person deeply affected by mysteries, your thinking doesn't stop.
0:19.0	And it goes beyond beliefs.
0:20.8	So most beliefs for people who have that, the kind of mental curiosity, spiritual curiosity,
0:29.0	you're talking about, you referred to, for people like that, believing is the point of departure, not the point of arrival.
0:38.4	So once you get your belief systems worked out,
0:42.8	then go to work on them and see where they fall short.
0:47.6	Welcome to Living 4D with Paul Check.
0:50.2	Today's guest is Professor Emeritus James Kars.
0:54.0	James was the Director of Religious Studies at New York University for 30 years
0:59.5	and the recipient of numerous teaching awards. He is the author of several books
1:04.7	including one of the most interesting and profound books that Paul has read recently,
1:10.1	finite and infinite games, which has been published in more than a dozen languages.
1:16.0	Welcome to Living 4D with Paul Check.
1:18.0	I am super excited to share an amazing man with you today.
1:22.0	James Kars is the author of the case against
1:27.0	religious belief and another excellent book finite infinite games and many more
1:32.2	he's got several great books out there so James
1:37.2	welcome to living forward to be with Paul check thank you I'm delighted to be here. Thank you. Well, I've almost finished reading a case against religious belief.
1:48.6	I've been through finite and infinite games on audio and the book and have a whole lot of notes because it was quite
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