Barry Lyons
1 min readFeb 20, 2020

How does the mind “emerge” from the brain? Nobody knows.

What caused the Big Bang? Nobody knows.

That nobody knows (yet) the answer to these questions (and others) is never a reason to stick in any kind of “God did it” or supernatural-based answer as an explanation.

I have had spiritual experiences. Carl Sagan has, too.

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Barry Lyons
Barry Lyons

Written by Barry Lyons

Lives in New York City, owns too many books and CDs. But then again, there's no such thing as "too many" books and CDs.

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