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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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Diana's Website: https://uncw.edu/par/faculty/faculty-pasulka.html
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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

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: <a href="https://drinkLMNT.com/lex">https://drinkLMNT.com/lex</a> to get free shipping 
– Grammarly: <a href="https://grammarly.com/lex">https://grammarly.com/lex</a> to get 20% off premium 
– Business Wars: <a href="https://wondery.com/business-wars/">https://wondery.com/business-wars/</a> 
– Cash App: <a href="https://cash.app/">https://cash.app/</a> and use code LexPodcast to get $10
EPISODE LINKS: 
Diana’s Website: <a href="https://uncw.edu/par/faculty/faculty-pasulka.html">https://uncw.edu/par/faculty/faculty-pasulka.html</a> 
American Cosmic (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3aK2kaj">https://amzn.to/3aK2kaj</a>
PODCAST INFO: 
Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> 
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> 
Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL</a> 
RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> 
YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> 
YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a>
SUPPORT & CONNECT: 
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast 
– Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> 
– Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> 
– LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> 
– Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</a> 
– Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a>
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

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