Brief: Religion is Not Belief? (w/Blair Hodges)
Conspirituality4 Touko 2024

Brief: Religion is Not Belief? (w/Blair Hodges)

The late historian of religion James Carse (1932-2020) made a radical proposal in his 2012 book, The Religious Case Against Belief. He argued that beliefs, far from being central to or definitive of religion, are actually antithetical to religious community. A religion’s historical longevity, he argued, depends on its ability to absorb and neutralize beliefs—epistemological dead ends built on willful ignorance. “The challenge to religion,” Carse says, “is not its opponents from without, but its believers from within, and the real enemy of religion is belief itself.” What does this mean for a project like Conspirituality and other projects of disillusionment carried out in the shadow of New Atheism and other modern skeptical movements? Blair Hodges of the Fireside and Family Proclamations podcasts joins Matthew to discuss a potential casualty of the battle against religious extremism: a nuanced understanding of religion itself. Show Notes The Religious Case Against Belief by James P. Carse Fireside with Blair Hodges Family Proclamations w/ Blair Hodges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75: How to Talk to a Science Denier (w/Lee McIntyre)

75: How to Talk to a Science Denier (w/Lee McIntyre)

What happens when a philosopher of science shows up at a flat earth conference to test out his theories about changing people's minds? This story catapults you into Lee Mcintyre’s new book, How to Tal...

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Bonus Sample: Charisma & Extroversion

Bonus Sample: Charisma & Extroversion

It's been over a century since Dale Carnegie began teaching the importance of extroversion, bringing with it a cultural shift that champions an aggressive social and work style. Gone were the days of ...

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74: Elena Brower Could Stop Selling doTERRA

74: Elena Brower Could Stop Selling doTERRA

What happens when MLM sales and neoliberal life coaching collide with a yoga charisma that oozes with pseudofeminism? Where do we even begin? Exploitation. Heartbreak. Toxic mimicries of therapy, ment...

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Bonus Sample: Radical Denial

Bonus Sample: Radical Denial

With a new variant of QAnon circulating through white evangelical churches, protests against masks and vaccines are becoming more aggressive around the world. In Germany, a gas station attendant who a...

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73: Eating Disorders in Yogaland (w/Jason Nagata & Chelsea Roff)

73: Eating Disorders in Yogaland (w/Jason Nagata & Chelsea Roff)

Meat is toxic. Dairy is toxic. Eggs? As dangerous as cigarettes. Garlic stokes the hormones. Avoid nightshades at all costs. Organic or bust. Eat according to your blood type. Eat according to your ch...

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Bonus Sample: Talking to Children About Conspirituality

Bonus Sample: Talking to Children About Conspirituality

An audio essay loosely based on conversations Matthew has while parenting. Content is possibly appropriate for ages 7 to 11 — although who really knows. The main point is to deflate the media persona ...

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72: John of Fraud (w/Lisa Braun Dubbels and Mirna Wabi-Sabi)

72: John of Fraud (w/Lisa Braun Dubbels and Mirna Wabi-Sabi)

Whatever one’s conception of “God” is, “John of God” should now be a nauseating name. For decades, João Teixeira de Faria pretended to heal an endless stream of pilgrims to his center in rural central...

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Bonus Sample: Flow States & Humility

Bonus Sample: Flow States & Humility

During Thursday’s episode, Derek briefly described Flow States in the context of a universal form of spirituality. He explores that concept in a little more depth, pulling audio from Hungarian-America...

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