William A. Eckert III, Ph.D.

William (Bill) A. Eckert III, Ph.D.

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Love as the Most Powerful Force in the Universe

In his blog post, David M. Masters makes the arguement that Love is undeniably the most powerful force in the universe. It's a great read! https://davidmmasters.com/blog/undeniably-love-is-the-most-powerful-force-in-the-universe/

Love is My Religion: Love as an Actual Creative Force In the Universe!

Raggae Artist, Ziggy Marley, beautifully put the words of the Sufi Poet, Rumi, to music in his song, "Love Is My Religion" (bottom video). Perhaps, Rumi and Ziggy were onto something both simple and profound. Science describes "how" things happen, primarily in mathematical terms. However, philosophy

Panpsychism, Idealism or Both?

Setting aside the merits of materialism for the moment, non-materialist philosphers are presently debating panpsychism versus idealism. For definitions of both and an argument that these are compatible, please watch this short video:

Speculative Philosophy: Nonduality or Idealism as Working Hypotheses

Alfred NorthWhitehead, in addition to outlining a metaphysical philosophy or cosmology that is rooted and derived from science (though not materialist philosophy), paved the way beyond the recommendations of the Philosophers Kant and Hume and towards a re-engagement in "speculative philosophy". Thus, even people like me who are

Is "Theistic Naturalism" (or Deistic Naturalism) an oxymoron?

In this article, John Burgeson reviews the book "Religon & Scientific Naturalism" written by the late David Ray Griffin (originally published in 2000) and endorses Griffin's theses that: 1) science need not be based on philosophical materialism, 2) that naturalism need not be equated with materialism

Can there be a secular version of Nonduality?

A secular way - SANDCan one understand nonduality without naming it?A secular way - SANDWith Peter Russell This is a very thoughtful article written by Emer Gentway and published on the Science & Nonduality website, addressing the question. Certainly, Secular Buddhism is one potential expression. From the article, it

Is Secular Buddhism A Viable Spiritual Path for Agnostics?: Interview of Noah Rasheta

In this video, three of the leaders of Facebook's InterSpiritual Agnostics & Seekers Community interview Noah Rasheta, Host of the Secular Buddhism Podcast, about what Secular Buddhism is and whether it might be a viable spiritual path for Agnostics. In addition, the video describes what a Spiritual- or

A Timeless Something

There is a timeless Something (call it Existence or Energy if you like) from which we and all that exists came. It has tremendous potential. We know this from seeing the many things that have become actual. Recall that E = mc2. This may merely be the universe/multiverse or may

Is PanenDeism (or Panentheism) an Option for Agnostics?

This article, written by me, William A. Eckert III, was originally published at Panendeism.org Dr. Michael Jay Krasny, Professor of English at San Francisco State University, public radio host and author, describes his deep envy of people with a viable spirituality that he believes is unavailable to him as

InterSpiritual Agnostics & Seekers Community: A Facebook Group

In 2014, I started a Facebook Group for Agnostics or people uncertain about whether God exists or uncertain about the nature of God, even if one exists. The group explores what it means to be "spiritual" in the context of uncertainty and independent of religious dogma. Now, in

Existence Is

We don't need to "believe in" Existence in the way we are supposed to "believe in" God or specific teachings of religious traditions. We KNOW Existence Is and that it holds deep mystery, all that we are and all that we treasure and value.

Is Consciousness Real?

There are a wide number of views on consciousness held by highly educated and intelligent people, including: neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, physicists and philosophers of mind. Many are materialists or physicalists and believe that consciousness is an emergent epiphenomenon resulting from activity of the brain, i.e. "consciousness

The Unity

There is a Unity that lives in me and I in It. It connects you and me and we to all that lives and to all that is, was and will be.‌‌ Like matter & energy that can neither be created nor destroyed, our essence is timeless and spaceless and

God is not and Is

God does not exist. God is Existence Itself. God is not conscious. God is Consciousness Itself. God is not intelligent. God is Intelligence Itself. God is not loving. God is Love Itself. God is not peaceful. God is Peace Itself. (This is a poem I wrote January 16, 2020)