Thinking Religion 170: Why Science Class Never Felt Right
from Thinking with Sam Harrelson Hosted by Sam Harrelson
A physics teacher’s confession and the call of a wilder truth. For nearly two decades, I taught high school science — physics, environmental science, life science — and believed I was helping students understand how the world works. But something never quite fit. In this episode, I open up about the quiet tension I carried in those classrooms: the gap between what I taught and what I knew in my bones — that the world is more than parts and particles. This is a story about the limits of reductionism, the pull of mystery, and the day I stopped mistaking control for understanding. We’ll explore Alfred North Whitehead’s “Nature Alive,” embodied learning, and the freedom that comes from letting the cosmos be alive again. If you’ve ever felt disillusioned with modern science’s flat explanations, or if you’ve longed for something wilder and more sacred — this episode is for you.
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