Richard Dawkins and other scientists are interested in transcendent experiences. They are NOT seeing anything personal or supernatural. Scientists are simply imagining something natural that we might ultimately be able to explain with biology, chemistry and physics.

Richard Dawkins and other scientists are interested in transcendent experiences. They are NOT seeing anything personal or supernatural. Scientists are simply imagining something natural that we might ultimately be able to explain with biology, chemistry and physics.

Science is exploring the big questions that theology is ignoring. Have you ever heard a sermon on awe, consciousness, interconnection, mind beyond brain, or transcendence? Me, neither.

We appeared on The Desert Sanctuary podcast with our friends, Karl and Laura Forehand. Karl and Laura have coauthored several books. Karl has 20 years of experience as a pastor and counselor, and Laura is a second-grade teacher.

Recently, a friend invited me to attend a meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. 

Do we actually know Ultimate Reality or do we we only know ABOUT it? A mystical experience can cause many people to live their lives differently.