
Religion on the Mind
Is "Spirituality" the Best We Can Do? (#413)
**Participate in my next Spiritual Abuse Research Study** Guest: Jay Michaelson (Both/And) Topics: Why "spirituality" makes a bad communicator (3:07) Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and inventing God in our own image (5:04) Psychedelics, myth-making, and religion as "proto peer review" (16:56) The case for spirituality's broadness (32:04) Crystals, gurus, and spotting spiritual abuse (38:07) Peak experiences, Kierkegaard's leap of faith, and the trouble with certainty (59:07) Previous Episode with Jay: Rabbi and Journalist Jay Michaelson (#366) ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by Nickryanluevano.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

