Episode 199 - Spirituality and Government

If we were to begin with a blank slate, how would we organize ourselves? What society would we establish that would meet our needs for protection and services while honoring spiritual principles and non-aggression? In this episode Rev. Carol and Mark Gober have a conversation about these questions. It may be a bit of a mind bender, but you are invited to come along for the ride and rethink some fundamental premises that we have inherited and accept by default - maybe even start imagining a new world. Mark was a guest on The Spiritual Forum podcast – Episode 178 – An End to Upside Down Thinking. He is quite a prolific writer having published five books in five years including An End to Upside Down Liberty, which is the focus of this episode. We cover quite a range of ideas including: · How mutually agreed upon contracts work via consent · The way we do government is not aligned with spiritual principles · The left & right argue over ways to control · History/scripture about the consequences of seeking a leader who “will lead us and fight our battles” · The human propensity to off load inner authority to experts · Voluntaryism versus statism/applying spiritual principles to how we organize ourselves · The non-aggression principle, Natural Law and the Golden Rule · Our failure of imagination · Taking steps in line with our divine evolution · Non dual volutaryism https://markgober.com/