about storytelling? And to top it all, I'm so lucky I'm an African. So I grew up in storytelling. We grew up in believer that while I'm here as a market here, the magic is in the storytelling. But my role is to tell African
to feed four different p sales and you know want them to have fresh vegetables and all this and and I I'm a firm believer in my own Gospel which is to me the root of all flavor and character inany dish from any culture are a seasoning and spices whether those
you know if I had my way I would go rewrite all the scriptures so that there was it was all good and that modern believers didn't even have the option of focusing on on the bad stuff in theirscriptures but I would emphasize that they do have the option of focusing on
That's where I want to be. Big believer of the power of present moment, so that's where we're gonna stay. The things that are with you right now are the most powerful tools to learning about yourself.
I had to think about even taking a step. Firm believer that it's ok to have a cut off.
about it it's the most delicious healthiest cake in the entire world and you're going to get to taste it and hopefully um you'll be that'll make you a Believer but um you know like traditional raspberry ganache cake is made out of cream and white flour refined sugar you know butter eggs and so you're probably thinking well yeah so you're probably thinking um raw food how
bloodshed. Um and did it as a complete atheist, right? um as an avowed atheist. non-believers were good to the Israelites. You know, I think to myself, well, just like look at the fruits of
National Conference of Community and Justice, and the Koret Foundation Fellowship. Over the years, Dr. Krasny has interviewed hundreds of thinkers, writers, philosophers, atheists, and believers . But despite discussing countless controversial issues with his guests, he has yet to find satisfying answers to life's biggest questions. This led him to write his latest book, "Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest", which he will be actually discussing here today. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Michael Krasny.
But yet you're not driving to go get a pack of cigarettes. I am a firm believer that nuts belong in brownies.
- Yeah. So one of the things you've been a believer for a long time is scaling laws, broadly defined. So are you still a believer in the scaling laws? - Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we have more scaling laws now.
This spirit of service, in a way, was nurtured through these experiences. I am a firm believer in the power of social change.
Like it's not malicious, you just have to be hyper aware to even understand that it's going on. I'm a big believer in the handwritten note.
I mean, I think laziness is often thought of as one of the deadly sins, but I don't think it's a sin at all. I'm a big believer that I think that our universe is a physicalized piece of mathematics.
Or you might start getting physical symptoms, or anxiety, or depression, because you're giving too much. I'm a big believer in small changes.
But actually, the room where it's happening has moved to the private sector, to private equity or privately held corporations, and we may still I am a big believer that even in the boardroom, we not only need as much information and visibility about what's going on in the organization
I'm a great believer in what really good science means.
I'm a believer in God.
So I'm a believer in manual rehab plus functional nutrition leading to optimum health.
I also am a believer that we're not going to make a collective change until each one of us, individually, look in the mirror and say, how can I
I am a believer now.
He is a profound believer in self-government.
I'm a believer that the hero's journey is in every challenge we've been through that's strengthened us-- learning math, going through a tough relationship,
I'm a great believer that when you write you're using your subconscious mind, and I remember Joseph O'Connor at an event I was at
We're a firm believer in-- I mean, we're old school, but we still like to make albums, where you sit down and listen to a piece of music all the way through.
I'm a big believer in trying your best to control what you can control, and don't stress out about the things that you can't control.
I am a firm believer in not complaining about what's out there or what you don't like, but actually doing something about it.
This is believer , nonbeliever, everybody.
I am a true believer that what affect me today could very well affect you tomorrow.
Very big believer in the principles of equality and equity that many of us are working toward.
I'm a big believer in Seth Godin and tribes and communities and this kind of stuff.
I'm a great believer in separating composition from revision.
I'm a firm believer in the broad education.
I'm a big believer in third-party endorsement.
I'm a firm believer that names and labels and how you identify matter.
I'm a big believer in creating decision trees.
So I'm a believer in manual rehab plus functional nutrition leading to optimum health.
If you're a believer , we have to debrief you.
I'm a big believer in people.
I'm a firm believer that what you do when no one is paying attention will deliver the results you do or do not want.
I'm always a believer in, Da Vinci's art is only ever abandoned, never finished.
I'm a big believer in just getting your stuff out there in the best way that you can, like in the most accessible way.
I'm a big believer in if you want to figure out what you're passionate about or realize what you're passionate about, look back
I'm a real believer in doing stuff by hand.
You're a true believer .
I'm a firm believer that whatever motivates you to begin a meditation practice, it's good.
I'm a firm believer that we always have an intention.
I'm a big believer in embodiment.
I'm generally a believer that ending impunity for problems is hugely important.
I'm a huge believer in exactly what you're saying.
I'm a big believer in the theatrical experience, you know this big screen.