Dangers of Reductionism

See the big picture

How do you see human experience and behaviour? Physical reductionists tell us that we need pills, exercise, or some other physiological solution to our problems. Psychological reductionists tell us it's all in the mind and prescribe CBT (or whatever the current talking cure fashion is). Spiritual reductionists tell us to pray, and maybe want to cast demons out of us! How important it is that we promote an holistic view of humanity that not only recognises the respective roles of spirit, soul, body, and circumstances, but also respects the complex interactions between them.