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> I don't understand the need for constantly interspersing > an otherwise flowing article with references to science. It's just that that was what sold spiri
by Estragon 12y ago
> I don't understand the need for constantly interspersing
> an otherwise flowing article with references to science.
It's just that that was what sold spirituality back in the day. Even though it seems tired and forced now, it was a very easy path to popularity.
- zerouniverse 12y agoOne should take into account the fact that Watts was presenting his material to an audience of western intellectuals who had been so deeply indoctrinated into "scientific orthodoxy" that one really had no chance of getting anything across if one did not choose to invoke science. I don't see this as any different than the Buddha choosing to give teachings using concepts familiar to the brahmins of his time.
- Estragon 12y agoIt's not just Watts. It was fashionable back then.