We continued to discuss the Sophia lectures with Iain McGilchrist’s third lecture on Finitude and the Infinite: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/the-sophia-lectures-with-dr-iain-mcgilchrist-lecture-3-finitude-and-the-infinite/  He explored the role of imagination and purpose and our role undertaking small changes to make the world a better place. We discussed some of McGilchrist's points about imagination and awe. Scientists need imagination to surface new ideas. The point was accepted that there is a sense of awe about the universe and how small mankind is compared to the vastness of space. Imagination builds on reality while fantasy draws on unimagined environments. Imagination results in a never ending series of outcomes. Society has to deal with uncertainties and use imagination to overcome these. The world is insecure and through imaginative ideas, incremental steps could be surfaced leading to greater stability. Imagination could lead to reconciliation provided unfavourable memories could be overcome. Any process to encourage new ideas through imagination should not negatively criticise early stage ideas. He quoted Richard Feynman, and the quote is worth reading inits original context here: https://antilogicalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/meaning-of-it-all.pdf. there is a useful summary and critique of McGilchrists's "the Master and his Emissary here: https://www.middlewaysociety.org/books/psychology-books/the-master-and-his-emissary-by-iain-mcgilchrist/