Diana Pasulka: Religion, Atheism, Heidegger, and the Dark Night

I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Professor Diana Pasulka on religion, atheism, and UFO phenomena.0:00 Intro3:24 Diana's journey: atheist to agnostic7:17 Nuns who saw orbs and prayed11:45 What are beliefs?12:27 Atheists who believe in God19:50 Spiritual vs religious; secularization thesis22:58 UFOs as a religion29:37 Psychedelics and religion37:01 Flack for covering the phenomenon39:42 Rationality of UFO belief47:38 Atheism unlike a religion but can be dogmatic49:18 False claim: religions tell you what to think55:03 The case for dogma1:01 06 Heidegger on technology1:06 04 Heidegger and Jacques Vallée1:10 03 Why many UFO researchers are Catholic1:13 49 Vatican view of UFOs1:15 12 Religious vs materialistic UFO interpretation1:20 05 NDEs, UFOs, and Dean Radin1:22 35 CIA/DOD strategies1:26 57 What Diana shouldn't have uncovered1:29 45 Roswell and Promethean myth1:31 10 Dangers and reality of CE51:33 48 Bob Lazar credibility1:36 02 Protecting against disinformation1:38 08 Academic openness vs government closedness1:42 39 SpaceX and Latin writing1:48 18 President as short timer1:49 02 Who is Tyler?1:50 48 Does the government understand UFOs?1:52 01 Multiple phenomena, not just one1:52 51 Biblically accurate angels1:55 26 Physical evidence of purgatory1:57 36 Collocating UFOs with religion2:02 10 Who is the modern Heidegger?2:05 21 Jung and UFOs2:08 00 Plato's Cave and shackling2:12 54 Sangha as the answer to deception2:18 46 Rediscovering meaning, Heidegger, Weinstein, TOE2:22 09 Experiential vs analytical approach to God2:24 52 Lovecraft and the open mind peril2:27 14 Epistemic vs ontological shock2:38 10 Importance of Sangha2:41 21 Reconciling religion with ET2:42 15 How Diana's faith was affected2:44 27 Why the Hitchhiker effect2:45 32 Angels, demons, and the third option2:46 45 Rosicrucianism and Gnosticism2:50 52 Kurzweil's singularity, Omega Point, UAPs2:55 14 Jung and the UFO archetype (cont.)2:56 10 UFO hearings (May 2022)3:00 23 Catholic Church, remote viewing, Thomas Campbell, Jacques Vallée3:05 54 Podcasts sanctioned behind the scenes for disclosureSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- American Cosmic: https://amzn.to/3MsaOmI / https://amzn.to/3FWYCaW- Fatima Trilogy: https://amzn.to/3wDGoao- Dark Night of the Soul: https://youtu.be/wtfJ20TNpNU- Karl Friston [TOE]: https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M- Thomas Campbell [TOE] (pt 1): https://youtu.be/kko-hVA-8IU- Tupacabra: https://twitter.com/TUPACABRA2 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices