Ep. 308: How to Think Impossibly: Precognition, Poltergeists & Time

Can we take psi seriously while maintaining critical thinking? Jeffrey Kripal, PhD, explores the YES AND of the ordinary & extraordinary. You’ll hear about precognition, poltergeists, Skinwalker Ranch, time travel, demons & X-Men. Jeffrey Kripal, PhD is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also the author or co-author of thirteen books including, How to Think Impossibly: about souls, ufos, time, belief and everything else. If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 287: IF ALIENS ARE REAL, WHY DOES NO ONE CARE?  Guest: https://a.co/d/9OAQIWihttps://jeffreyjkripal.com/  Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/ [email protected]://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert  Sponsors: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/ https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/  00:00 – What sounds crazy now, but won’t later?02:15 – Meet Dr. Jeffrey Kripal: real-life Professor X04:10 – What happens when we stop “thinking possibly”?06:30 – Is impossible thinking actually pro-social?09:20 – Beyond self: why impossibility matters11:00 – The John story: a visit from the future15:05 – Why impossible experiences are deeply emotional17:15 – Meredith’s own “it’s gonna be okay” voice19:40 – Breaking time down like a fifth grader23:00 – Is time a function of the brain?26:00 – A child’s prank turns prophetic28:45 – Feeling special but set apart30:12 – “Think-with” vs. “listen-lite”32:18 – Stories that want to be told34:05 – Time as a sales pitch or reality?36:20 – Einstein, relativity & no universal “now”39:14 – Are precognitive visions real physics?42:02 – When religion calls it “the devil”45:15 – Poltergeists as psychokinesis48:20 – Skinwalker Ranch — entity or human?51:05 – Deception vs. evil53:40 – Closing the loop vs. living in openness55:12 – X-Men are real?57:20 – Why we embrace fantasy but reject realityRequest to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/Follow me in all the places:https://www.meredithforreal.com/  https://www.instagram.com/the_curiousintrovert/ [email protected]://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal https://www.facebook.com/curiousintrovert