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Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief | Lex Fridman Podcast #149

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: - 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 "How many alien civilizations are out there?" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTmxA2MvEqk 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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:03 - What is real? 7:32 - Can beliefs become reality? 12:34 - Donald Hoffman 16:33 - Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 20:02 - Ayn Rand 27:00 - How do religions start? 42:13 - Religion is an evolutionary advantage 47:34 - Religion used in propaganda 52:07 - What did Nietzsche mean by "God is Dead"? 57:34 - American Cosmic 1:01:20 - What do aliens look like? 1:10:03 - History of space programs 1:13:06 - Jacques Vallee 1:22:31 - Artificial intelligence 1:28:00 - Ufology community 1:39:13 - Psychedelics 1:43:10 - Tic Tac UFO 1:51:44 - Roswell UFO incident 2:02:49 - Bob Lazar 2:06:25 - Monoliths in the desert 2:17:14 - Humans will co-evolve with AI 2:20:33 - Neuralink 2:25:23 - Singularity 2:35:14 - Books: Nietzsche 2:40:20 - Books: Hannah Arendt 2:45:18 - Fear of death 2:49:46 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostDiana Walsh Pasulkaguest
Dec 28, 20202h 55mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:03

    Introduction

  2. 2:03 – 7:32

    What is real?

  3. 7:32 – 12:34

    Can beliefs become reality?

  4. 12:34 – 16:33

    Donald Hoffman

  5. 16:33 – 20:02

    Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason

  6. 20:02 – 27:00

    Ayn Rand

  7. 27:00 – 42:13

    How do religions start?

  8. 42:13 – 47:34

    Religion is an evolutionary advantage

  9. 47:34 – 52:07

    Religion used in propaganda

  10. 52:07 – 57:34

    What did Nietzsche mean by "God is Dead"?

  11. 57:34 – 1:01:20

    American Cosmic

  12. 1:01:20 – 1:10:03

    What do aliens look like?

  13. 1:10:03 – 1:13:06

    History of space programs

  14. 1:13:06 – 1:22:31

    Jacques Vallee

  15. 1:22:31 – 1:28:00

    Artificial intelligence

  16. 1:28:00 – 1:39:13

    Ufology community

  17. 1:39:13 – 1:43:10

    Psychedelics

  18. 1:43:10 – 1:51:44

    Tic Tac UFO

  19. 1:51:44 – 2:02:49

    Roswell UFO incident

  20. 2:02:49 – 2:06:25

    Bob Lazar

  21. 2:06:25 – 2:17:14

    Monoliths in the desert

  22. 2:17:14 – 2:20:33

    Humans will co-evolve with AI

  23. 2:20:33 – 2:25:23

    Neuralink

  24. 2:25:23 – 2:35:14

    Singularity

  25. 2:35:14 – 2:40:20

    Books: Nietzsche

  26. 2:40:20 – 2:45:18

    Books: Hannah Arendt

  27. 2:45:18 – 2:49:46

    Fear of death

  28. 2:49:46 – 2:55:13

    Meaning of life

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