Editing David C. Lane (section)

==Career==
Lane was a lecturer in [[religious studies]] at [[California State University]] from 2001 to 2013 who specialized in the study of [[new religious movement]]s including [[cult]]s and the interface between science and religion.

Raised [[Catholic]], Lane went on to be initiated in 1978 by [[Charan Singh (guru)]] of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. He later has become critical of some but not all of the teachings of [[Sant Mat|Radha Soami Sant Mat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/radhasoamistudies/message/212009 |title=Radhasoami Studies |work=[[Yahoo! Groups]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107153149/http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/radhasoamistudies/conversations/topics/212009 |archive-date=2014-01-07 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lane has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 16 and in a recent interview on Skeptiko <ref>{{cite web |url=http://skeptiko.com/240-david-lane-patricia-churchland-part-2/ |title = Dr. David Lane Not Sandbagged -- Patricia Churchland Part 2}}</ref> mentions that he meditates from 2 to 3 hours daily.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/VtHzDMwQ9fw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110400/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtHzDMwQ9fw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtHzDMwQ9fw| title = David Lane Interview by Alex Tsakiris on Skeptiko #240 | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He previously taught at the [[University of California, San Diego]], The [[California School of Professional Psychology]], the University of Humanistic Studies, [[Palomar College]], [[Mira Costa College]], and the [[University of London]] and other academic institutions. He has given invited lectures at the [[London School of Economics]], [[California State University, Fullerton]]. In 2010 was a keynote speaker at the SPIRCON conference at the [[Dayalbagh Educational Institute]] in Agra, India, featured in the book ''Spiritual Consciousness''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/spiritual-consciousness-NAF271/ |title = Spiritual Consciousness {{!}} Exotic India Art}}</ref> In November 2014 Lane gave a plenary talk at QANSAS (Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications) International Conference in Agra. The talk was entitled "The Oceanic Metaphor : Meaning Equivalence (M.E.), Probability Theory, and The Virtual Simulation Hypothesis of Consciousness."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/events/QANSAS_2014_Nov_27-30_2014_DEI_Dayalbagh_Agra_for_Web.pdf |title=QANSAS 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=QANSAS 2014 (November 26 – 30, 2014): International School on Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications |journal=Paritantrika |publisher=DEI-Dayalbagh Chapter of Systems Society of India |date=January 2015 |volume=9 |number=1 |page=1 |url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/NAAC/DVV/Paritantrika%20Newsletters/Paritantrika%209.pdf}}</ref> This talk was published as the book, ''The Oceanic Metaphor''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0aGVvY2VhbmljbWV0YXBob3J8Z3g6MTM0NzEwNGVkNDAxZmU0Mw |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506205538/https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0aGVvY2VhbmljbWV0YXBob3J8Z3g6MTM0NzEwNGVkNDAxZmU0Mw |archive-date=2016-05-06 |title=OCEANICMETAPHORmagcloud5A.pdf}}</ref> On October 12, 2015, Lane was the keynote speaker at [[California State University, Fullerton]], sponsored by the Sociology Department, on the topic of the illusory nature behind religious visions and the Chandian Effect<ref>http://hss.fullerton.edu/sociology/_resources/pdfs/AKD_RELIGIOUStalks.pdf {{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which was published as a book.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cp1mjgEACAAJ&q=Chandian+Effect:+Explaining+the+Modus+Operandi+Behind+Near-Death+Experiences,+Religious+Visions,+and+Other+Paranormal+Projections |title = The Chandian Effect: Explaining the Modus Operandi Behind Near-Death Experiences, Religious Visions, and Other Paranormal Projections|isbn = 9781565433540|last1 = Lane|first1 = David Christopher|date = 2015-10-08}}</ref> Lane, along with [[Mark Juergensmeyer]] was the plenary speaker on August 24, 2018, at the [[Dayalbagh Educational Institute]] for the 200th birth anniversary of [[Shiv Dayal Singh]], the founder of [[Radhasoami]].

In an interview in the ''[[San Diego Reader]]'' published on June 22, 1995, Lane complained about receiving death threats from defenders of several new religious movements or cults. He has also been involved in a number of lawsuits due to his critical stance of these groups.<ref name=SDR>Eckankar: A Former Member Revisits the Movement, Dodie Bellamy, ''San Diego Reader'', June 22, 1995, {{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/eckcult/dodie.html |title=Unauthorized Eckankar(tm) Page |access-date=2005-11-13 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703171210/http://www.geocities.com/eckcult/dodie.html |archive-date=July 3, 2007 }}</ref>