Sex, Power, Religion and Politics! All discussed here with Karen Tate, thought leader, author, speaker and social justice activist. Every Wednesday hear Dr. Rev. Karen Tate, discussing global and personal issues with a broad spectrum of visionaries and forward thinkers, women and men, from a Div… read more
It is my great pleasure tonight to have with me, Dr. Dennis Patrick Slattery, Emeritus Faculty, Mythological Studies Program at pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA discussing Kurt Anderson's Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500 Year History. Subjects we'll be discussing tonight include:
What America's history, beginning with its origin, brought Fantasy Thinking to the extreme level we witness today
The accelerated rise of the individual and beliefs as "true if I say it is true"
The loss or marginalizing of an objective reality everyone can agree on
Wanting the magic now: instant gratification and its consequences
Technology feeds the fantastic by encouraging people to seekout the magical and the miraculous
The shaping of a new myth is developing as a result of truth's relativemerits and the demise of an objective truth
The rise of the make-believe community
The loss of a literate and reflective citizenry
If you've been looking "out there" and wondering we got to where we are, this show might offer many insights....please tune in!F
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