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Newsletter Nr. 1.367
Amsterdam, June 25, 2025


The Spirit That Explains Nothing - Involution vs. Evolution in the Wilber-Visser Dialogue - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

What happens when a grand metaphysical vision collides with the grounded machinery of science? When the poetry of cosmic unfolding meets the gritty specifics of fossil records, genetic drift, and social revolution?

This is the core tension at the heart of a sustained and illuminating dialogue between Ken Wilber, the architect of Integral Theory, and Frank Visser, one of his sharpest and most persistent critics.

Read more:
https://www.integralworld.net/visser495.html

Debunking Ken Wilber's Misconceptions About Evolution and Mutation - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Ken Wilber's description of speciation and mutation is not just misleading— it is deeply confused about how evolution actually works. His scenario of improbable twin mutations and impossible geographic coincidences is a straw man that no evolutionary biologist would recognize.

Read more:
https://www.integralworld.net/visser501.html