Yoel and Mickey have a far ranging conversation with University of British Columbia professor of philosophy, Evan Thompson. Despite growing up with a daily meditation practice and contributing to the cognitive science of mindfulness, why does Evan not consider himself a Buddhist? Is Buddhism a religion that is truly different from other religions? Is the self an illusion, as is popularily portrayed by Buddhist modernists such as Sam Harris? What do failures to replicate social psychology studies of embodied cognition mean for the larger enterprise of embodied cognition? Can science and traditional Buddhism co-exist? Why is Evolutionary Psychology a doomed entreprise?

Bonus: Which city is superior, Toronto or Vancouver?

Special Guest: Evan Thompson.

Links:

Mickey is Donny
Beers — 33 Acres Brewing Company
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Whiskey | LCBO
Psycho Thrill Seekers Double IPA | Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Lindisfarne Tapes ~ Schumacher Center for New Economics
Self, No Self? | Evan Thompson
Waking, Dreaming, Being | Evan Thompson
The Embodied Mind | Evan Thompson
Why I Am Not a Buddhist eBook: Thompson, Evan: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
Why I Am Not a Buddhist | Robert Wright & Evan Thompson [The Wright Show] - YouTube

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