Alan Watts - Hope & Humour in 2024

Alan Watts - Hope & Humour in 2024

Author: StandUpScotland © Thor Holt 2025 July 17, 2024 Duration: 7:07

Trump assassination attempt, World War III looming, the end of a multipolar world order seemingly at hand. Alan Watts Philosophies are more relevant than ever before

The United States, after a century of meddling in other governments—including over 80 regime changes or attempts at such—now finds itself in a precarious dance with China and Russia. Whether viewed as bullying or standing up, the fact remains, the globe is fraught with peril.

In such a tumultuous era, Watts' teachings resonate more profoundly than ever. His insistence that life should not be taken too seriously, that we are all merely a dance of energy, offers a soothing balm to the frazzled nerves of modern society. Who was Alan Watts...? Listen and find out more.


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