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Newsletter Nr. 1.357
Amsterdam, June 7, 2025


The Romance of Explanation  Can Telos Survive Naturalism? - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

In recent exchanges with cognitive neuroscientist and science communicator Bobby Azarian—author of The Romance of Reality—a recurring theme has surfaced that deserves deeper treatment. It concerns the boundary between science and mysticism, the nature of teleology, and whether certain scientific explanations still carry what Azarian calls a "mystical or magical essence."

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Three Stories of Reality - Science, Romance, and the Erotic Kosmos - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

In the growing contest over the meaning of existence, three narratives stand out—each captivating in its own way, yet radically divergent in scope, assumptions, and aspirations: the worldviews of Dawkins, Azarian and Wilber.

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