Episode 12

God in the Frontier (Episode 10) - Sifting Through The Burned Over District (Part 2)

Published on: 23rd May, 2023

Is there a universal message between all religions? What exactly is an epiphany and why do so many religious movements seem to begin with one? Why do some religions flourish while others fail? Is God picking and choosing or is there something else going on here? Perhaps its worth exploring more deeply into the role of the brain and its evolution in all of this. Very well-known cognitive processes appear to play a role in religious development - but how much? Today we explore how epiphanies, projection, transference, Dunbar's number, and a good supernatural story help construct every single person's worldview, and therefore impact religious belief. (10/12)

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Robert Thuerck is a Special Education teacher in Western New York with an undergrad in English Education. He specializes in crisis prevention and has a history of working with students in alternative education placements who didn't find success in mainstream schooling. In his free time he has researched and written about a myriad of topics which resulted in the independent project of No Character Limit.