Robert Wright believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses Buddhism, reality, and the mind, with interviewer Nigel Warburton. We are very grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation We are also grateful for the continuing support we receive from donations on Patreon and Paypal.
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Buddhism is a two and a half millennia old religion.
According to Robert Wright, it contains some important philosophical truths as well as some deep insights into the human condition.
Robert Wright, welcome to philosophy Bites.
Thanks for having me.
The topic we're going to focus on is why Buddhism is true.
Now, I know you believe that Buddhism is true, that I think we need to get clear what you mean by Buddhism first.
Well, I don't mean the supernatural part.
I'm not defending reincarnation and things like that.
I'm talking about the part of Buddhism that can be evaluated from the standpoint of modern psychology and philosophy.