Episode #1068
Michael Shermer
Books mentioned
Heavens on Earth
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00
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Into Thin Air
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:04:41
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Under the Banner of Heaven
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:04:41
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The Book of Mormon
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:06:49
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Proof of Heaven
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:18:04
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Waking Up
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:18:24
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The Doors of Perception
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:19:50
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DMT
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:22:56
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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:26:32
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The Bible
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:35:09
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Why Buddhism is True
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 00:44:05
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The Secret
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:39:44
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The Selfish Gene
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 01:28:55
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River out of Eden
Mentioned by Michael Shermer · at 01:29:31
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The Doomsday Machine
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:50:14
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Science writer and skeptic Michael Shermer discusses scientific and religious ideas about the afterlife, consciousness, near-death and psychedelic experiences, and testing extraordinary claims. The conversation also covers cults, transhumanism, longevity, political power, utopia, and how science and concern for others can support meaning and engagement with life.
What they talked about
- Scientific search for afterlife and immortality
- Cults and Scientology's decline
- Near-death experiences and brain chemistry
- DMT and the pineal gland
- Dead Sea Scrolls and biblical scholarship
- Cryonics and radical life extension
- Terror management theory and death
- Nuclear deterrence and drone warfare
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