Conference Mystics and Scientists

Mystics and Scientists 2018 – Eastern and Western Perspectives on Science and Spirit

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AUTHOR

Richard Irwin
Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).

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