60. Experience, Science, Christianity (w/ Rafe Kelley)

Rafe Kelley and I discuss his recent transformational experiences with Christianity, then consider the best sense-making frames for such life-altering religious experiences. What are the role of Christianity's traditional propositional claims relative to direct experiential encounters with the Christ archetype? Can the activation of transformational memetic archetypes actually require acting "as if" some false claims are true? 0:00 Introduction2:06 Character: Who Do You Want to Be?7:08 Rafe's Background30:35 The Christian Lure in the West49:56 Mythos and Logos1:03:25 Rafe's Conversion1:16:45 Experience vs. Theology1:26:17 Faith and the Transhistorical1:39:22 Toggling into the Christ Archetype1:47:17 Metamemes, Consciousness, and Believing "As If"1:57:18 Building the Cathedral2:03:58 Conclusion Get full access to Brendan Graham Dempsey at brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/subscribe