Science and Spirituality Workshop
In this two-day workshop, we will explore how to find meaning in an apparently meaningless universe.
A two-day workshop by Michael Shermer, featuring guest faculty Ralph Lewis.
The intellectual and spiritual quest to understand the Universe and our place in it is at the core of science, religion, and spiritual traditions.
In this workshop, we will explore how to find meaning in an apparently meaningless universe and how to find the sacred and the spiritual in a secular age.
Topics will include science and skepticism, science and religion, death and life after death, morality and meaning, the randomness of life and what it means, why we think everything happens for a reason, finding purpose with or without God, why bad things happen to good people, the nature of evil, finding purpose in tragedy and adversity, and the varieties of spiritual experiences.
The workshop will take place at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA
Guest faculty Ralph Lewis is a Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. In his work, Ralph helps people seek meaning in the face of severe and tragic adversity.
This seminar-style workshop is open to all.
Bring your curiosity, skepticism, and an open mind.