Conversations Beyond Science and Religion A New on the Evolution and Purpose of Life
b'The standard interpretation of the meaning and purpose of life is that we are mortal creatures who have evolved from bacteria through the mindless, directionless process of Darwinian evolution.\\xa0 According to Darwin\'s leading modern-day advocate, Richard Dawkins, we are "survival machines\\xa0\\u2013 robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes."\\xa0 The standard interpretation carries the day and is accepted by almost all orthodox biologists.\\xa0 But this fact does not mean the interpretation is true.\\xa0 One way to find out is to compare it to other perspectives, many of which may seem radical and "out-there."\\xa0 On this show, Philip interviews one of the world\'s most original thinkers and best-selling author, Tim Freke, about\\xa0 his new book,\\xa0Soul Story: Evolution and the Purpose of Life (https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Story-Evolution-Purpose-Life/dp/1780289847).\\xa0 To Tim Freke, Darwin\'s theory, if not wrong, is incomplete: evolution does not stop with the physical body, but continues to the realization that we are an emerging spiritual being in a never-ending process of creativity.\\xa0 So you may just go along with Darwin and move on; or you might consider a different, and more uplifting perspective.\\xa0 Listen in as Philip and Tim discuss what Tim calls the new worldview of "emergent spirituality."'