Philip Arnold Smith (born April 22, 1952 in San Francisco) is a former Americanbasketball player. A 6'4" guard from the University of San Francisco, he played 9 seasons (1974-1983) in the NBA, starring for the Golden State Warriors, San Diego Clippers, and Seattle SuperSonics. A two-time All-Star, he finished his NBA career with 9,924 total points. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The University of San Francisco (often abbreviated USF) is a private, coeducational Jesuit university in the United States. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics to their fans) are a National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ...
Smith reserves his harshest condemnation, however, for secular modernity, which has stemmed from the misreading of science -- the mistake of assuming that "absence of evidence" of a scientific nature is "evidence of absence." These mistakes have all but banished faith in transcendence and the Divine from mainstream culture and pushed it to the margins.
Smith combines historical insight, personal experience, and an understanding of the cognitive sciences to produce the only comprehensive book written for the general public on the mysterious relation among entheogens, consciousness, and faith.
Novak and Smith's collaboration is a fine contribution to the admittedly crowded corpus of introductions to Buddhism: the strokes are broad, the writing style engaging and the chapters short and accessible.
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