merger of science and mysticism

Some of us have known this for awhile, but it's nice to get confirmation from a source like the New York Times:

"...science and mysticism are joining hands and reinforcing each other. That’s bound to lead to new movements that emphasize self-transcendence but put little stock in divine law or revelation."

That's from an article in today's Times entitled The Neural Buddhists by their op-ed columnist David Brooks.

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