EPISODE · Jul 1, 2024 · 5 MIN
Bonus Sample: The Prophet & the Electrical Storm
from Conspirituality · host HJK
What does it really mean to be a prophet, found a religion, and persuade millions of people that god speaks directly to you? And what does this god tell you? How to live morally. What kinds of sex are forbidden. How to avoid death and live forever. When the end of the world is coming, and which messiah will bring it. In this latest installment on the history of the intersection of spirituality and pseudoscience, Julian looks at the story of a prophet named Ellen G. White and what she may have in common with historical figures as diverse as Gopi Krishna, Dostoevsky, and Joan of Arc. Show Notes Christian Experiences and Teachings of Ellen G White Phantoms in the Brain Sam Kean: Heaven is for Neuroscience Neuroscience for the soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What does it really mean to be a prophet, found a religion, and persuade millions of people that god speaks directly to you? And what does this god tell you? How to live morally. What kinds of sex are forbidden. How to avoid death and live forever. When the end of the world is coming, and which messiah will bring it. In this latest installment on the history of the intersection of spirituality and pseudoscience, Julian looks at the story of a prophet named Ellen G. White and what she may have in common with historical figures as diverse as Gopi Krishna, Dostoevsky, and Joan of Arc. Show Notes Christian Experiences and Teachings of Ellen G White Phantoms in the Brain Sam Kean: Heaven is for Neuroscience Neuroscience for the soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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