Dr. Robert Thurman

Little John is the only one who's answering the question.

okay little johnny you tell these good people here what is faith he says or i can say i know what it is well what is it he says faith is believing what you know ain't true langdon gilkey theologian at university of chicago told me that joke i love it turns out a little bit cynical you know yeah anyway anyway so the point is you just um uh you can understand

okay little johnny you tell these good people here what is faith he says or i can say i know what it is well what is it he says faith is believing what you know ain't true langdon gilkey theologian at university of chicago told me that joke i love it turns out a little bit cynical you know yeah anyway anyway so the point is you just um uh you can understand

okay little johnny you tell these good people here what is faith he says or i can say i know what it is well what is it he says faith is believing what you know ain't true langdon gilkey theologian at university of chicago told me that joke i love it turns out a little bit cynical you know yeah anyway anyway so the point is you just um uh you can understand

yourself and the world and you can and you don't have to be einstein every human being with a brain is a kind of einstein if they develop it you know and that's what he said the human life is so fortunate not because we animals are not former humans they are but because they have souls etc that he's like albert schreitzer but i was like was like schreitzer on that one yeah but the point is uh you

yourself and the world and you can and you don't have to be einstein every human being with a brain is a kind of einstein if they develop it you know and that's what he said the human life is so fortunate not because we animals are not former humans they are but because they have souls etc that he's like albert schreitzer but i was like was like schreitzer on that one yeah but the point is uh you

yourself and the world and you can and you don't have to be einstein every human being with a brain is a kind of einstein if they develop it you know and that's what he said the human life is so fortunate not because we animals are not former humans they are but because they have souls etc that he's like albert schreitzer but i was like was like schreitzer on that one yeah but the point is uh you

have the ability to understand, one. And two, you have to understand to be happy. And when you really understand your world, you will be happy.

have the ability to understand, one. And two, you have to understand to be happy. And when you really understand your world, you will be happy.

have the ability to understand, one. And two, you have to understand to be happy. And when you really understand your world, you will be happy.

Exactly. And then they reinforce our misinterpretation by telling us ignorance is bliss. You don't want to know what it is because you'd be so scared of it, you know. And they misinterpret Darwin as thinking that it's red in nature, red in truth and claw. You know, they're going to all destroy us if we don't have nuclear weapons or something, which is absolutely wrong, you know.

Exactly. And then they reinforce our misinterpretation by telling us ignorance is bliss. You don't want to know what it is because you'd be so scared of it, you know. And they misinterpret Darwin as thinking that it's red in nature, red in truth and claw. You know, they're going to all destroy us if we don't have nuclear weapons or something, which is absolutely wrong, you know.

Exactly. And then they reinforce our misinterpretation by telling us ignorance is bliss. You don't want to know what it is because you'd be so scared of it, you know. And they misinterpret Darwin as thinking that it's red in nature, red in truth and claw. You know, they're going to all destroy us if we don't have nuclear weapons or something, which is absolutely wrong, you know.

But the point is, you know, even death, they tell us, is so terrible and scary and they threaten us with hell and things like that. Then the scientists, they tell you, oh yeah we don't believe all that we're atheists and etc and then but we also think we're looking to understand this gene and this atom and this subatomic particle and that bacteria and this virus

But the point is, you know, even death, they tell us, is so terrible and scary and they threaten us with hell and things like that. Then the scientists, they tell you, oh yeah we don't believe all that we're atheists and etc and then but we also think we're looking to understand this gene and this atom and this subatomic particle and that bacteria and this virus

But the point is, you know, even death, they tell us, is so terrible and scary and they threaten us with hell and things like that. Then the scientists, they tell you, oh yeah we don't believe all that we're atheists and etc and then but we also think we're looking to understand this gene and this atom and this subatomic particle and that bacteria and this virus

But we know that we'll never know everything. So we still never will know. So we just always keep looking for more stuff. But we have a preconceived idea that you can't understand everything. If any scientist jumped up and said, Eureka, I know everything now, like Buddha did, they would have him arrested or give him a tranquilizer.

But we know that we'll never know everything. So we still never will know. So we just always keep looking for more stuff. But we have a preconceived idea that you can't understand everything. If any scientist jumped up and said, Eureka, I know everything now, like Buddha did, they would have him arrested or give him a tranquilizer.

But we know that we'll never know everything. So we still never will know. So we just always keep looking for more stuff. But we have a preconceived idea that you can't understand everything. If any scientist jumped up and said, Eureka, I know everything now, like Buddha did, they would have him arrested or give him a tranquilizer.

Because they have a preconceived idea that you also, you can't understand. But then I used to ask them, well, if you can't understand everything, how do you know you can't understand? And they could never answer that one.