Loyal Rue pt 4A: "Nature Is Enough" (w Barlow and Dowd)

Loyal Rue, professor emeritus (philosophy and religion) at Luther College in Decorah Iowa, was interviewed in 2014 re his book, "Nature Is Enough". Topics with hotlinked timecodes in this video are below:
00:10 CB et al: Introduction (religious naturalism, amythia, notions of God)
03:49 LR: How Rue came to write "Nature Is Enough"
07:58 LR: Emergence theory as platform for religious naturalism
08:43 MD: John F. Haught as ecological, evolutionary theologian who
asserts "nature is not enough"
09:23 MD: history of understandings of Nature, God, Reality
11:44 LR: "grunge" (supernaturally created) v. "glitz" view of nature (self-complexifying)
13:08 CB: explains how "nature is enough for me" (and for many kids)
14:55 LR: philosophical aspects of naturalism v. supernaturalism dispute
16:14 CB: disputes LR on incompleteness of religious naturalism & emergence
17:53 LR & CB: emotional resistance to "nature is enough"
19:10 MD: a "divine view of nature" can enhance the "glitz" view of "nature is enough"
21:19 CB, MD, LR: metaphysics, religious naturalism, pragmatism
25:01 MD: supernaturalism should not be privileged over evidence
27:10 CB: how MD does sometimes bring supernaturalists to naturalism
29:08 LR et al: naturalism as an imperative to solve environmental crises
33:57 LR: Glitz v. Grunge view of nature (depth discussion of)
36:39 CB: scientific discoveries fr 1859 onward underpin naturalism and supplant deism
40:36 MD: naturalism is important but environmental crisis trumps it
43:05 CB: agrees that reverence for nature is key for environment
44:49 CB: shows her "Great Story" beads that celebrate Big History
47:07 LR: philosophy as fundamental (even for infants and kids)
48:15 CB & LR: closing
This video was recorded in August 2014 at Loyal Rue's cabin north of Decorah, Iowa. This is the 4th in a series of 7 youtube videos about Prof. Rue's 5 books. The second and third parts of "Nature Is Enough" book discussion are also on youtube. Search for the title: Loyal Rue pt 4B: "Nature Is Enough" (w Barlow and Dowd)

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“metaphysical commitment” Is this something different from the fear of death?

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forget religions!

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It is impossible.