Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, author of Meaning in Absurdity. During the interview Kastrup discusses his beliefs about human consciousness: Alex Tsakiris: You make some interesting connections between the “fainting game “, erotic asphyxiation and some new research with psychedelic mushrooms. You suggest that when we really look… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Science
Neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander’s Near-Death Experience Defies Medical Model of Consciousness
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander. During the interview Dr. Alexander discusses letting go of our simplistic view of consciousness: Alex Tsakiris: Can we really then hope to get out of the consciousness loop that we’re in now? Or is there something fundamental to the way that we’re… Read more »
Dream Interpretation a Spiritual Journey Says Lucid Dream Expert Robert Waggoner
Join Skeptiko guest-host Andy Paquette for an interview with author, and lucid dream expert, Robert Waggoner. During the interview Waggoner explains how paranormal dreams can reveal future events: Andrew Paquette: Can you give an example of something like that where you’ve been in a dream and you’ve asked for some kind of future information, you’ve… Read more »
How Many Dinosaurs Fit on Noah’s Ark, Interview With Evolution Theory Expert Michael Flannery
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with author, historian and evolution theory expert, Professor Michael Flannery. During the interview Flannery explains how Charles Darwin’s data collection methods led to his ideas about survival of the fittest: Alex Tsakiris: This idea about competition, and how competition occurs, and how it affects the evolutionary process… Read more »
Can Out of Body Experiences Explain God?
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Graham Nicholls author of, Avenues of the Human Spirit. During the interview Nicholls discusses why his OBEs have not led him to a belief in God: Alex Tsakiris: On one hand you’re saying being good is the ultimate truth, on the other hand you’re saying being… Read more »