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Buddhism, Star Trek, and Utopia
Fromthe DharmaRealm
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
I’ll be honest. We spent the first half of this episode geeking out on Star Trek, talking about how this vision of a utopian future hinges on the civilizing influence of an alien culture and that the Federation, being created by humans, is actually less of a utopia and more of a homogenizing galactic empire.
Released:
Mar 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (81)
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