Robert and Dave continue the topic of spirituality and how our deepest beliefs affect not only us individually but the health of the planet as a whole. Robert believed at 18 that what he most desired was to become awakened. He believed that he could sidestep the fear and realness of death and firmly grasp the ultimate truth with such work.  He found instead a great reverence for not knowing and shares his deeper insight of cultivating faith with a healthy amount of doubt. 

Doubt is what allows us to make space for everyone and a vast array of views. Humanness softens the edges of certainty to make way for empathy and inclusiveness, and this is what the world is most in need of now. To continue to remain uncritical of our traditions is dangerous by unwittingly creating a kind of exclusivity, superiority, and even callous indifference toward others that are not in our particular state of certainty. Every religion and every spiritual approach needs to be the protector of all of life. The exclusive boundaries are the only ones that are playing favorites. Here, we are looking at fostering religions,  spiritual approaches, and anti-spiritual approaches to develop character that cares about the world.

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