James Tunney: The Life or Death of Our Future

Many have predicted the emergence of scientocracy in our lives and a machine-centric view of the world. How do we turn the focus back on Mother Nature and humanity?

Author and painter James Tunney returns to discuss the dangers of scientocracy, the distraction of transhumanism and the steps we must make to work together to restore the world to a healthier place in this Living 4D podcast.

Learn more about James, his books and art at his website

• James dedicated his new book to Paul. (6:19)
• The year that the empire of scientism emerged, according to James. (12:17)
• “I believe we have moved into a totalitarian regime even though people don’t want to recognize it yet.” (27:42)
• Balancing the rational and irrational. (33:09)
• Imagination as spiritual consciousness. (49:49)
• “Religion without experience is nothing.” (1:02:09)
• Has science become a religion or ideology? (1:19:33)
• “Technology and machines drive out the organic.” (1:30:44)
• Facing modern demons in the eye with no fear. (1:51:51)
• The slow killing of Mother Nature. (2:02:12)
• Don’t outsource your sovereignty, spiritual beliefs or mystical evolution to anyone… (2:13:22)
• “This idea of transhumanism is a spurious movement of distraction.” (2:24:02)
• “People are not algorithms or fragments. They are the highest thing we know of in the universe.” (2:44:21)
• The solutions: Go forward, never backward and embrace cooperation. (2:51:30)
• Living with honesty, open-mindedness, toleration, pragmatism and a non-judgmental attitude. (3:06:22)

• Empire of Scientism: The Dispiriting Conspiracy and Inevitable Tyranny of Scientocracy, TechBondAge: Slavery of the Human Spirit, The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines For Spiritual Evolution, The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in The Dark Age of Scientism, Blue Lies September and Human Entrance to Transhumanism: Machine Merger and The End of Humanity by James Tunney
• The New World Order by H.G. Wells
• The work of Lewis Mumford, Arthur C. Clarke, Emanuel Swedenborg, John Nelson Darby, Jonathan Bluestein, George William (AE) Russell, Stafford Beer and Ray Kurzweil
• Sri Aurobindo’s essay The Superman
• The Ancient of Days
• The Influences of Lucifer and Ahriman by Rudolf Steiner
• James’ discussion on New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove on Personhood via YouTube
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Ryan Meeks and Jeffrey Mishlove
• God and Golem, Inc. by Norbert Wiener
• The Bible as Dream: A Jungian Interpretation by Murray Stein
• Exceptional Ideas About Humanity by Jonathan Bluestein
• Richard Rorty’s essay Trotsky and the Wild Orchids
• Paul’s Living 4D solo podcast on Why Kings Kill Your Children
• Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
• Gunther Anders on The Obsolescence of Man
• Modern Man in Search of a Soul by Carl Jung
• The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker
• The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
• Misery by Stephen King
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
• The World, the Flesh and the Devil by J.D. Bernal and McKenzie Wark
• The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall
• DNA: Pirates of the Sacred Spiral by Leonard Horowitz
• The World, the Flesh and the Devil by J.D. Bernal and McKenzie Wark
• The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg
• When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone

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