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#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief
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Diana Walsh Pasulka is a professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(08:28) - What is real?
(13:56) - Can beliefs become reality?
(18:59) - Donald Hoffman
(22:57) - Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
(26:27) - Ayn Rand
(33:25) - How do religions start?
(48:38) - Religion is an evolutionary advantage
(53:59) - Religion used in propaganda
(58:32) - What did Nietzsche mean by "God is Dead"?
(1:03:59) - American Cosmic
(1:07:45) - What do aliens look like?
(1:16:28) - History of space programs
(1:19:30) - Jacques Vallee
(1:28:55) - Artificial intelligence
(1:34:25) - Ufology community
(1:45:38) - Psychedelics
(1:49:35) - Tic Tac UFO
(1:58:09) - Roswell UFO incident
(2:09:14) - Bob Lazar
(2:12:50) - Monoliths in the desert
(2:23:39) - Humans will co-evolve with AI
(2:26:58) - Neuralink
(2:31:48) - Singularity
(2:41:39) - Books: Nietzsche
(2:46:44) - Books: Hannah Arendt
(2:51:43) - Fear of death
(2:56:11) - Meaning of life
- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free shipping
- Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium
- Business Wars: https://wondery.com/business-wars/
- Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10
EPISODE LINKS:
Diana's Website: https://uncw.edu/par/faculty/faculty-pasulka.html
American Cosmic (book): https://amzn.to/3aK2kaj
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(08:28) - What is real?
(13:56) - Can beliefs become reality?
(18:59) - Donald Hoffman
(22:57) - Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
(26:27) - Ayn Rand
(33:25) - How do religions start?
(48:38) - Religion is an evolutionary advantage
(53:59) - Religion used in propaganda
(58:32) - What did Nietzsche mean by "God is Dead"?
(1:03:59) - American Cosmic
(1:07:45) - What do aliens look like?
(1:16:28) - History of space programs
(1:19:30) - Jacques Vallee
(1:28:55) - Artificial intelligence
(1:34:25) - Ufology community
(1:45:38) - Psychedelics
(1:49:35) - Tic Tac UFO
(1:58:09) - Roswell UFO incident
(2:09:14) - Bob Lazar
(2:12:50) - Monoliths in the desert
(2:23:39) - Humans will co-evolve with AI
(2:26:58) - Neuralink
(2:31:48) - Singularity
(2:41:39) - Books: Nietzsche
(2:46:44) - Books: Hannah Arendt
(2:51:43) - Fear of death
(2:56:11) - Meaning of life