In Good Faith #26 - Fahad Tasleem: Natural BEAUTY Is Our Greatest Defence Against The THREAT Of Tech
Oct 24, 2025
Join Fahad Tasleem, a research fellow at The Sapience Institute and author of 'No Doubt', as he explores the urgent need for reconnecting with natural beauty in a tech-dominated age. He delves into how our environments shape perceptions, the therapeutic benefits of sound, and the contrasting experiences of beauty in Islamic tradition versus Western art. Fahad argues that engaging with natural beauty and nurturing empathy can safeguard our souls against the erosion of technology. His insights on objective beauty and its connection to the divine are both thought-provoking and uplifting.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Color Shapes Cognition And Receptivity
- Color and visual environment affect emotion and cognition, e.g., red raises arousal while certain pink calms.
- Such sensory effects can aid or impair receptivity to religious teaching and persuasion.
Environment Alters Perception Of Truth
- Living in angular, urban spaces conditions perception differently than natural environments, changing depth perception and optical illusions.
- Natural surroundings preserve perceptual faculties that aid truthful seeing and spiritual recognition.
Experience Trumps Purely Rational Proofs
- Humans are not mere rational robots; the Quran points to 'ayat' (signs) and experiential perception as paths to God.
- Beauty, especially natural beauty, engages the soul and can lead to recognition beyond propositional argument.
