Episode 369: Talking about transcendence

Mid-faith Crisis by Nick Page & Joe Davis

May 2, 202600:38:06Religion & Spirituality

How do we talk about mystical or transcendent experiences without appearing to be nuts? More than that, what is the motivation for talking about them in the first place? We discuss the problems with loaded words, the des...

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