Episode #959
Mick West
Books mentioned
The Bible
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1984
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Mick West, a game programmer and debunker, joins Joe Rogan to discuss the origins and persistence of flat-Earth beliefs, chemtrails, and UFO conspiracy theories. They explore how confirmation bias, internet communities, and viral media spread misconceptions, and how empirical testing with satellite imagery, astronomy, and simple experiments can challenge these ideas.
What they talked about
- Flat Earth theory origins and believers
- Debunking flat Earth claims with science
- Conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism
- UFO sightings and government conspiracies
- Simulation hypothesis and future technology
- Lyme disease and Morgellons syndrome
- Childhood beliefs and critical thinking
- Debunking methods and research
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