Van: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Verzonden: zondag 18 september 2011 21:05 Aan: f.visser3@upcmail.nl Onderwerp: [personal] Crevolution INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 370 Amsterdam, September 18th, 2011 KEN WILBER'S CREVOLUTIONISM - MARTIN ERDMANN Now seriously, I truly believe that nobody has done as much as Wilber to open the eyes of western psychology to the insights of the wisdom traditions of the East. This holds true for major portions of Wilber's writing at least. His books, however, also contain these statements, which are quite obviously wrong, and I believe that these parts of his writing do more harm than good. If Wilber is not more accurate about the results of empirical research, then why should empiricists, materialists, why should "personal" psychotherapists believe in his "trans-personal" stage or wave theory? Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/erdmann2.html GUMBY LAND - Adventures in Nonsense - DAVID LANE One of the more recent and virulent illustrations of Gumby Land thinking comes from Ken Wilber, the popular New Age theorist, who both in print and in a series of audio lectures/interviews has claimed that love and creativity is what drove the big bang and which to this day is the driving force behind life and evolution. While it may be understandable to say such things as a religious or emotional expression, Wilber goes much further and alleges that there is a genuine scientific aspect to his loved filled creationism. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/lane24.html If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html