Meher Baba and the Future

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Welcome

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller Welcome to Meher Baba and the Future, a blog created so people can comment on the talk series I did from Jan. 19 - March 31, 2018 at the Avatar Meher Baba Circle of Friends Center in Myrtle Beach. Anyone can comment below, even anonymously. No login necessary. From time to time I may add things related to the talks or the book I am planning. To see the full talk series go here . For my YouTube channel go here . To download a free PDF file of my original 2004 book mentioned in the talks go here . For public domain files of the charts used in the talks go here . If you wish to speak to me privately you can contact me directly at christopherjonathanott@gmail.com

This blog

This blog exists as a venue for people to add comments regarding the talks, including questions and criticism. You can also point out any factual errors so I can list them in Errata.

No one can be a perfect expert on the number of philosophers I mention and some mistakes and unconventional interpretations are inevitable. However, I stand by two general points. Hypostasis is at the heart of the problem in the history of thought, and the Mind Body Problem remains the hard problem of philosophy. This is irrefutable, hence any minor factual errors in a 3000 year history are moot regarding the theme of the talks.

A case in point. In 1918 the German historian and philosopher Oswald Spengler published his 1,100 page opus, The Decline of the West. Critics were quick to point out many factual errors in the book. Spengler simply fixed the errors and published a second edition. The book went on to be one of the most influential of the early 20th century. Hence I appreciate any corrections to my talks. They are irrelevant to the central points being made.

All my essays, my blog, and even my original book can be found here