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Newsletter Nr. 605
Amsterdam, March 5th, 2015


THE OPPORTUNITY IN TRIMEMETIC CHAOS - MARTY KELLER

Self-described “atheistic libertarian” Brendan O’Neill, editor of the British e-magazine Spiked Online, has written an important article entitled “The Crisis of Character,” which looks at the progress of the postmodernist campaign to hollow out the advances in human evolution achieved by Western civilization. The attack on modernity has many fathers going back to the rages of François-Noël “Gracchus” Babeuf during the French Revolution, but this particular viciousness was created and promoted by the embittered clerisy at the Frankfurt School and its promulgation of “critical theory.”

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http://www.integralworld.net/keller4.html


NO I'M NOT A "GURU-HATER" - Review of Modern Religions - ELLIOT BENJAMIN

However, the fact remains that I have been accused of being a “guru-hater,” and in spite of David Lane's accurate defense of me, which once again I am very appreciative of, I think it is time for me to shed some of my own light on why this accusation is completely false. And I think the best way that I can do this is to include the full book review by Nori Muster of my book Modern Religions: An Experiential Analysis and Exposé. I have always approached spiritual leaders and gurus with an open mind, as I have searched for spiritual meaning virtually all my life, and I think this is apparent in my Modern Religions book, which can be seen from Nori Muster's following review.

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http://www.integralworld.net/benjamin81.html


THE FUTURE OF THE MIND - Review - ANDREA DIEM-LANE

Michio Kaku in The Future of the Mind offers us a fascinating take on what may lie ahead for our world. While some of the predictions may seem fanciful at first, one should remember how far we have come in one century. If one could go back to the late 19th century (this is when my grandmother, Grace, was born) and imagine the future from then I suspect that one would not have dared to envision the technologically advanced world we have today with cell phones in our pockets and computers connecting everyone in the world. So when Kaku unveils his vision of the future, it is not surprising that great headways can be made dramatically and quickly.

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http://www.integralworld.net/diem-lane19.html