Does spiritual economics introduced in a previous article solve the problems mentioned of capitalism?
First, the problem of limited resources. Capitalistic growth economics depends crucially on keeping consumer demands going. This is done often by creating artificial physical needs. An example is new annual fashions for women’s garments. It is very wasteful, very detrimental to finite [...]

Secularism is the separation of church and state. In the past this has worked for democracy. State carries out the democratic ideal of bring meaning to everyone in society. The church gives us the ethical canopy under which everyone pursues meaning. Unfortunately, the evolution of scientific materialism puts a monkey wrench in this equilibrium. [...]

Evolution, Consciousness & Wisdom
Herbst Pavilion
Lofty topics and discussions abound at the two-day Wisdom Festival scheduled for October 18 in Fort Mason Center’s Herbst Pavilion. If you enjoy stimulating conversation and exploring the outer reaches of human endeavor, you don’t want to miss this compelling and affordable event.
In addition to 85 speakers, the festival provides space [...]

There was a revolution in physics at the beginning of the last century, consisting of the discovery of quantum physics. The message of quantum physics is this: the world is not made of matter neither is it determined entirely by material causation that we sometimes call upward causation because it rises upward from the building [...]