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Newsletter Nr. 1.448
Amsterdam, November 15, 2025


Frank Visser's Achilles Heel - Misunderstanding Ken Wilber's Eros, Teleology, and Evolution - And Why Brad Reynolds Reads Wilber More Accurately - Brad Reynolds / ChatGPT

Frank Visser's essay "Ken Wilber's Achilles Heel: The Question-Begging Eros of Radical Wholeness" is well written, rhetorically polished, and consistent with his long-standing position that any metaphysical or teleological interpretation of evolution must be rejected as pseudo-science. But the core problem remains: Visser repeatedly attacks claims Wilber is not actually making, or he interprets Wilber's claims through a purely exterior, flatland, empirical-science-only lens that cannot register interior depth, metaphysical meaning, or ontological value.

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https://www.integralworld.net/reynolds64.html


The Wyatt Earp Episode - Part 1: Ken Wilber's Meltdown and the Death of Integral Discourse - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Nearly twenty years after its publication, Ken Wilber's 2006 blog post “What We Are, That We See (Part I)” remains one of the most revealing moments in the history of the Integral movement. Written in response to critics—many of them publishing on this very website—the piece combined moments of insight with uncharacteristic hostility, effectively silencing open dialogue for years to come.

A series of 10 essays reflecting on this dark period of integral history.

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https://www.integralworld.net/visser653.html