Episode #2172
Sebastian Junger
Books mentioned
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:08:57 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Sebastian Junger, bestselling author and journalist, discusses his near-death experience from a ruptured aneurysm and the vision of his deceased father. He explores the science and mysticism of such events, quantum physics, and the psychological value of uncertainty about the afterlife, promoting his book "In My Time of Dying."
What they talked about
- Flip phone use and digital minimalism
- Marriage, parenting, and emotional regulation
- Bipolar disorder, lithium treatment, and trauma
- Combat trauma and the story of Ajax's suicide
- Sebastian Junger's near-death experience from a ruptured aneurysm
- Near-death experiences and the question of an afterlife
- Atheism, the concept of God, and universal consciousness
- Genghis Khan's brutality and historical perspective on war
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