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456: Dopamine, better sex & the science of long-lasting relationships | Psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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The Science of Mysticism

The science is that we don't interpret these things as metaphysical descriptions of the real world. We interpret them as being descriptions of our psychology, how we experience the world. So what's rational when it comes to mysticism? Let's take a look at fairy tales, for example. Fairy tales do have a happy ever after ending but there's a lot of darkness and horrible things in there as well. These are forms of folklore that came out of the oral tradition.

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