{"podcast":{"title":"Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto","slug":"learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098","podcast_index_feed_id":1507098,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/44dc069c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://alanpeto.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/11452703/11452703-1684510295078-90d96d37f2bf8.jpg","author":"Alan Peto","episode_count":96,"summary":"Alan Peto hosts an informative and helpful podcast for anyone who is interested in Buddhism and beginning a Buddhist practice. Alan is a Buddhist layperson who explains Buddhism and Buddhist teachings for beginners and Westerners on his website, https://alanpeto.com. This podcast is aimed at helping those exploring Buddhism or new to Buddhism understand Buddhist teachings and practices. Contact Alan: https://alanpeto.com/contact Podcast Homepage: https://alanpeto.com/podcast Podcast Disclaimer: https://alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:17:59.810830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098"},"episode":{"title":"90 - Science & Buddhism","slug":"90-science-buddhism","published_at":"2026-05-01T22:33:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/90-science-buddhism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alanpeto/episodes/90---Science--Buddhism-e3ip1tc","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7527682109.mp3","summary":"Many Westerners are drawn to Buddhism because it feels rational, experiential, and compatible with science. But Buddhism also includes teachings—like karma, rebirth, and cosmology—that don’t fit neatly into a scientific framework. So how do these pieces fit together? In this episode, we explore why Western culture often wants Buddhism to be “scientific,” what the Buddha actually taught about direct experience in the Kālāma Sutta, and why Buddhism still includes a healthy form of confidence (saddhā) rather than blind belief. We also look at where Buddhism and science genuinely overlap, where they don’t, and how to approach teachings that can’t be tested in a laboratory. Using a clear analogy from medicine—where we often trust what works long before we understand how it works—we examine why unprovable teachings like rebirth aren’t dismissed in Buddhism, and why the tradition encourages open‑minded investigation rather than rigid belief or rigid skepticism. Contact Alan: alanpeto.com/contact Podcast Homepage: alanpeto.com/podcast Podcast Disclaimer: alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer","meta_description":"Many Westerners are drawn to Buddhism because it feels rational, experiential, and compatible with science. But Buddhism also includes teachings—like karm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2564,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/episodes/90-science-buddhism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/90-science-buddhism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}