
Is There Room for Mysticism in a Rational World?
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The Importance of Mysticism in Life
The first person to ever notice that the moon affected the tide was a monk called the venerable bead. He worked out that actually the moon somehow... he didn't know how, but the moon was having an effect on the tide. So here's a piece of really primal, you know, this is the seventh, eighth century science, based that come in from religious observance. You know, there is that overlap. Well, yeah, observation of nature, the heart of science. Going...cheer floor is easier than extensional floor. There you go. And which one is the most practical, currently?
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