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Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief | Lex Fridman Podcast #149

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Diana Walsh Pasulka is a professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free shipping - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Business Wars: https://wondery.com/business-wars/ - Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 "How many alien civilizations are out there?" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTmxA2MvEqk EPISODE LINKS: Diana's Website: https://uncw.edu/par/faculty/faculty-pasulka.html American Cosmic (book): https://amzn.to/3aK2kaj PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:03 - What is real? 7:32 - Can beliefs become reality? 12:34 - Donald Hoffman 16:33 - Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 20:02 - Ayn Rand 27:00 - How do religions start? 42:13 - Religion is an evolutionary advantage 47:34 - Religion used in propaganda 52:07 - What did Nietzsche mean by "God is Dead"? 57:34 - American Cosmic 1:01:20 - What do aliens look like? 1:10:03 - History of space programs 1:13:06 - Jacques Vallee 1:22:31 - Artificial intelligence 1:28:00 - Ufology community 1:39:13 - Psychedelics 1:43:10 - Tic Tac UFO 1:51:44 - Roswell UFO incident 2:02:49 - Bob Lazar 2:06:25 - Monoliths in the desert 2:17:14 - Humans will co-evolve with AI 2:20:33 - Neuralink 2:25:23 - Singularity 2:35:14 - Books: Nietzsche 2:40:20 - Books: Hannah Arendt 2:45:18 - Fear of death 2:49:46 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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I don't think we can actually obtain a correct understanding of what is real.", 'start': 190.998, 'duration': 7.246}, {'end': 203.108, 'text': 'And in that sense, I have to refer to a philosopher again, and that would be Immanuel Kant.', 'start': 198.784, 'duration': 4.324}, {'end': 207.211, 'text': 'So Immanuel Kant is one of the..', 'start': 203.528, 'duration': 3.683}, {'end': 207.451, 'text': 'He was..', 'start': 207.211, 'duration': 0.24}], 'summary': 'Beliefs shape actions; they can be wrong. accuracy of belief in objective reality is uncertain.', 'duration': 55.046, 'max_score': 152.405, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8152405.jpg'}, {'end': 580.15, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 545.375, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 547.315, 'text': 'so they had to have this big meeting about it.', 'start': 545.375, 'duration': 1.94}, {'end': 552.957, 'text': 'Did women have souls? But that belief had consequences for women.', 'start': 547.375, 'duration': 5.582}, {'end': 557.819, 'text': "I mean, women were treated and have been treated as if they didn't have souls.", 'start': 553.357, 'duration': 4.462}, {'end': 562.42, 'text': "Okay, so there's- And the soul was really the essence of the human being.", 'start': 558.759, 'duration': 3.661}, {'end': 562.941, 'text': 'It was.', 'start': 562.5, 'duration': 0.441}, {'end': 567.702, 'text': "It's called the animus, right? It's what is the essence of what is eternal.", 'start': 563.061, 'duration': 4.641}, {'end': 568.923, 'text': "Women weren't eternal.", 'start': 568.042, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 573.405, 'text': "Here's another example, okay? This is an example from my own research.", 'start': 570.123, 'duration': 3.282}, {'end': 580.15, 'text': "All right, so there in the Catholic tradition, there's this idea of purgatory, hell, and heaven.", 'start': 573.946, 'duration': 6.204}], 'summary': "Women historically treated as if they didn't have souls, impacting their status and beliefs in catholic tradition.", 'duration': 34.775, 'max_score': 545.375, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8545375.jpg'}, {'end': 652.63, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 627.02, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 632.722, 'text': 'In 2007, Benedict, the then Pope, got rid of the idea that there was limbo.', 'start': 627.02, 'duration': 5.702}, {'end': 638.644, 'text': "Okay, so Catholics kind of went crazy because they didn't really know, they forgot that limbo existed and they thought it was purgatory.", 'start': 632.862, 'duration': 5.782}, {'end': 643.046, 'text': 'And they said, how could you get rid of purgatory? But actually he just got rid of this idea of limbo.', 'start': 639.024, 'duration': 4.022}, {'end': 645.387, 'text': "Oh, so that's a distinct thing from purgatory.", 'start': 643.126, 'duration': 2.261}, {'end': 645.947, 'text': 'It was.', 'start': 645.587, 'duration': 0.36}, {'end': 650.169, 'text': 'And by the way, people should know they have a book on purgatory that came before..', 'start': 646.107, 'duration': 4.062}, {'end': 652.63, 'text': 'American Cosmic, yes, I wrote a book on purgatory, yeah.', 'start': 650.169, 'duration': 2.461}], 'summary': 'In 2007, pope benedict abolished the concept of limbo, causing confusion among catholics who mistook it for purgatory.', 'duration': 25.61, 'max_score': 627.02, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8627020.jpg'}, {'end': 877.826, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 850.589, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 857.954, 'text': "All right, so this idea that we can't know, we're suspicious of what we know, it's called external world skepticism.", 'start': 850.589, 'duration': 7.365}, {'end': 860.535, 'text': "That's the official philosophical name for it.", 'start': 858.334, 'duration': 2.201}, {'end': 870.801, 'text': "Our faculties and our senses don't give us accurate perceptions of what is there, okay? Especially at a quantum level or a molecular level.", 'start': 861.676, 'duration': 9.125}, {'end': 872.182, 'text': "I mean, that's just obvious.", 'start': 871.062, 'duration': 1.12}, {'end': 877.826, 'text': "So yeah, so I think that the person you mentioned is correct in that I think we're far away from it.", 'start': 872.543, 'duration': 5.283}], 'summary': 'External world skepticism challenges accurate perceptions, especially at quantum or molecular levels.', 'duration': 27.237, 'max_score': 850.589, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8850589.jpg'}, {'end': 978.653, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 950.39, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 956.854, 'text': "and that we use it and we're making it better and better and better and better, And that makes us more efficient.", 'start': 950.39, 'duration': 6.464}, {'end': 959.036, 'text': 'It makes us more efficient as a species.', 'start': 957.255, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 976.211, 'text': "And my point is that I think that our instruments, I mean, I don't want to be a religious technologist, but our instruments will save us.", 'start': 960.497, 'duration': 15.714}, {'end': 978.653, 'text': "I mean, they're already making life better for us.", 'start': 976.491, 'duration': 2.162}], 'summary': 'Improving technology makes us more efficient and will save us as a species.', 'duration': 28.263, 'max_score': 950.39, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8950390.jpg'}], 'start': 42.381, 'title': 'The power of belief', 'summary': 'Explores the impact of belief in extraterrestrial intelligence and technological innovation on human understanding, questioning the correspondence of beliefs to reality, and examining the influence of historical beliefs on societal effects and events.', 'chapters': [{'end': 122.494, 'start': 42.381, 'title': 'The power of belief', 'summary': 'Discusses the impact of belief in extraterrestrial intelligence and technological innovation on human understanding and the creation of reality, emphasizing the mysterious and fascinating nature of this belief.', 'duration': 80.113, 'highlights': ["The belief in communication with extraterrestrial civilizations changes people's understanding of the world and impacts technological innovation.", 'Technological innovation manifests the mythology in our collective intelligence, turning the seemingly impossible into reality in just a matter of years.', 'The nature and power of belief in both technology and extraterrestrial intelligence is mysterious and fascinating, potentially holding the key to understanding human consciousness.']}, {'end': 568.923, 'start': 123.812, 'title': 'Beliefs and reality', 'summary': 'Discusses the difference between beliefs and objective reality, questioning whether beliefs correspond to reality and examining the influence of beliefs on societal effects and historical events.', 'duration': 445.111, 'highlights': ['Beliefs dictate our actions, such as believing the sun will rise leading us to act as if it will, but beliefs can also be wrong, like the historical belief that the earth was flat. 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{'end': 1082.598, 'text': 'Oh, why the word judgment??', 'start': 1080.356, 'duration': 2.242}, {'end': 1088.751, 'text': 'Because judgment, think about it when you see a work of art, who judges that to be decent?', 'start': 1083.427, 'duration': 5.324}, {'end': 1099.118, 'text': "So there is a group of people who come to the decision that that's rotten or that's pretty good.", 'start': 1089.471, 'duration': 9.647}, {'end': 1101.719, 'text': 'Like I noticed that you like to play guitar.', 'start': 1099.198, 'duration': 2.521}], 'summary': 'Hannah arendt continued the critique of judgment, discussing the evaluation of art and individual preferences.', 'duration': 28.93, 'max_score': 1072.789, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR81072789.jpg'}, {'end': 1149.119, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1125.456, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1133.023, 'text': "Yeah, so another philosopher that philosophers actually don't like at all, 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guess.', 'start': 1191.367, 'duration': 0.84}, {'end': 1194.868, 'text': 'Is basically what is the nature of reality.', 'start': 1192.307, 'duration': 2.561}, {'end': 1196.569, 'text': 'Right And those intersect.', 'start': 1195.088, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 1198.198, 'text': 'Absolutely, yeah.', 'start': 1197.418, 'duration': 0.78}], 'summary': 'Discussion on metaphysics and epistemology intersecting to understand the nature of reality.', 'duration': 23.637, 'max_score': 1174.561, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR81174561.jpg'}, {'end': 1383.551, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1358.875, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1365.1, 'text': "And when you walk into the dean of the business school's office, Ayn Rand is everywhere.", 'start': 1358.875, 'duration': 6.225}, {'end': 1371.123, 'text': 'So I want to say that not all academics are anti-Ayn Rand.', 'start': 1365.66, 'duration': 5.463}, {'end': 1377.087, 'text': "And 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1850.724, 'duration': 5.906}, {'end': 1863.137, 'text': 'There are experiences and then they get interpreted as religious or mythic.', 'start': 1856.971, 'duration': 6.166}, {'end': 1868.501, 'text': 'okay, and so i s i use that with the ufo narrative.', 'start': 1863.137, 'duration': 5.364}, {'end': 1872.345, 'text': 'so i take um and i compare it to the religious narrative.', 'start': 1868.501, 'duration': 3.844}, {'end': 1874.367, 'text': 'so basically, what happens?', 'start': 1872.345, 'duration': 2.022}], 'summary': 'Religious experiences are interpreted from general experiences, as exemplified by the comparison of ufo and religious narratives.', 'duration': 28.048, 'max_score': 1846.319, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR81846319.jpg'}], 'start': 979.127, 'title': 'Understanding reality and knowledge', 'summary': 'Delves into intense knowledge of reality discussed by kant and arendt, the role of judgment in art value, intersection of metaphysics and epistemology, dismissal of ayn rand, contextualizing nietzsche and rand, and the birth of myths and religions.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1174.121, 'start': 979.127, 'title': 'Understanding reality and knowledge', 'summary': 'Discusses the quest for intense and intimate knowledge of reality as addressed by philosophers like immanuel kant and hannah arendt, along with the role of judgment in determining the value of art.', 'duration': 194.994, 'highlights': ["Immanuel Kant's exploration of the possibility of knowing the thing in itself and the role of judgment, as continued by Hannah Arendt The discussion delves into Kant's inquiry about whether we can have an intense knowing of reality and the unfinished critique of judgment, later taken up by Hannah Arendt.", "Martin Heidegger's perspective on knowledge and the nature of art, exemplified by the analysis of Van Gogh's painting of shoes The mention of Martin Heidegger's work on the nature of art and the specific analysis of Van Gogh's shoes painting, raising questions about the knowledge accessed to appreciate it.", 'The concept of judgment and its influence on determining the value of art The discussion touches on the role of judgment in art appreciation and questions why certain communities have similar senses of judgment, influencing their perception of art.']}, {'end': 1629.156, 'start': 1174.561, 'title': 'Reality and philosophy: ayn rand and nietzsche', 'summary': "Discusses the intersection of metaphysics and epistemology, the dismissal of ayn rand by academic philosophers, and the need to contextualize thinkers like nietzsche and rand within the time period, while highlighting the impact of nietzsche's gay science.", 'duration': 454.595, 'highlights': ['The intersection of metaphysics and epistemology is discussed, questioning the representation of reality and the nature of reality, offering insights into philosophical concepts. (Relevance: 5)', "The dismissal of Ayn Rand by academic philosophers is explained, attributing it to the philosophical community's formal approach and the contradiction of Rand's claims with philosophical methods. (Relevance: 4)", 'The need to contextualize thinkers like Nietzsche and Rand within their time period is emphasized, acknowledging the impact of their works while also recognizing the limitations and biases present in their writings. (Relevance: 3)', "The impact of Nietzsche's Gay Science is highlighted, praising the book as one of the best ever and acknowledging Nietzsche's sexist rhetoric, urging readers to ignore his views on women. (Relevance: 2)"]}, {'end': 1964.537, 'start': 1629.156, 'title': 'The birth of myths and religions', 'summary': 'Explores the birth of myths and religions, drawing from ancient greek philosophy and contemporary academic perspectives to explain how intense experiences and interpretations contribute to the creation and perpetuation of myths and religious narratives.', 'duration': 335.381, 'highlights': ["Plato's distinction between the reality of the one God and the Greek gods and goddesses as just myths, reflecting on the influence of his ideas on the history of philosophy. Plato's distinction between the one God and Greek gods, influence on philosophy.", 'Comparison of religious experiences to mythic experiences, and the interpretation of intense experiences contributing to the creation and perpetuation of myths and religious narratives. Comparison of religious experiences, interpretation of intense experiences.', 'The concept of the ufo narrative as a myth, and the process by which intense experiences are shared and believed, drawing parallels to religious narratives. UFO narrative as a myth, process of sharing intense experiences.']}], 'duration': 985.41, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR8979127.jpg', 'highlights': ["Immanuel Kant's exploration of the possibility of knowing the thing in itself and the role of judgment, as continued by Hannah Arendt", 'The concept of judgment and its influence on determining the value of art', "Martin Heidegger's perspective on knowledge and the nature of art, exemplified by the analysis of Van Gogh's painting of shoes", 'The intersection of metaphysics and epistemology is discussed, questioning the representation of reality and the nature of reality', "The dismissal of Ayn Rand by academic philosophers is explained, attributing it to the philosophical community's formal approach and the contradiction of Rand's claims with philosophical methods", 'The need to contextualize thinkers like Nietzsche and Rand within their time period is emphasized, acknowledging the impact of their works while also recognizing the limitations and biases present in their writings', "Plato's distinction between the reality of the one God and the Greek gods and goddesses as just myths, reflecting on the influence of his ideas on the history of philosophy", 'Comparison of religious experiences to mythic experiences, and the interpretation of intense experiences contributing to the creation and perpetuation of myths and religious narratives', 'The concept of the UFO narrative as a myth, and the process by which intense experiences are shared and believed, drawing parallels to religious narratives']}, {'end': 3017.135, 'segs': [{'end': 2101.007, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2051.916, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2057.54, 'text': "So this is what you'd call the beginning of a religion or a myth, a very powerful myth.", 'start': 2051.916, 'duration': 5.624}, {'end': 2060.882, 'text': "And so it's almost like a star, right? A star is born.", 'start': 2057.9, 'duration': 2.982}, {'end': 2061.862, 'text': 'Okay, yeah.', 'start': 2060.902, 'duration': 0.96}, {'end': 2070.569, 'text': "When you say institution, do you mean some other organization that's already powerful, doesn't want to become overpowered by this new movement?", 'start': 2062.164, 'duration': 8.405}, {'end': 2071.449, 'text': 'Yes, absolutely.', 'start': 2070.609, 'duration': 0.84}, {'end': 2073.431, 'text': "Is this usually governments? It's usually, yeah.", 'start': 2071.469, 'duration': 1.962}, {'end': 2075.431, 'text': 'So I have a couple examples.', 'start': 2073.751, 'duration': 1.68}, {'end': 2081.034, 'text': "I use the example of the Christian church in my book, because I'm most familiar with the history of Christianity.", 'start': 2075.952, 'duration': 5.082}, {'end': 2091.241, 'text': 'And Christianity was started by this Jewish man, And it was a movement that, you know, he was a very powerful, charismatic person.', 'start': 2081.636, 'duration': 9.605}, {'end': 2094.984, 'text': 'Other people believed in him and then his followers talked about him.', 'start': 2091.702, 'duration': 3.282}, {'end': 2101.007, 'text': 'And then other than, you know, usually early Christians before the.', 'start': 2095.384, 'duration': 5.623}], 'summary': 'Formation of powerful religious movements like christianity impacts existing institutions.', 'duration': 49.091, 'max_score': 2051.916, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82051916.jpg'}, {'end': 2253.041, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2217.393, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2223.859, 'text': 'And basically she called this his divine mercy, and it became a devotion in Poland and it spread.', 'start': 2217.393, 'duration': 6.466}, {'end': 2227.442, 'text': 'The Catholic church was not into this at all, okay?', 'start': 2224.419, 'duration': 3.023}, {'end': 2235.849, 'text': "And so they did everything they could to try to suppress Faustina's influence, which was growing and growing, and growing and growing.", 'start': 2227.822, 'duration': 8.027}, {'end': 2240.272, 'text': 'okay, and so they were very successful in trying to keep her quiet and she died.', 'start': 2236.189, 'duration': 4.083}, {'end': 2253.041, 'text': 'okay. years later, john paul ii, polish, sainted her and created the divine mercy devotion, which is worldwide now, and millions and millions of people.', 'start': 2240.272, 'duration': 12.769}], 'summary': 'The divine mercy devotion, once suppressed, now has millions of followers worldwide after being sainted by john paul ii.', 'duration': 35.648, 'max_score': 2217.393, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82217393.jpg'}, {'end': 2287.33, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2263.327, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 2269.49, 'text': "And is your sense that those experiences are legitimate? So it's not.", 'start': 2263.327, 'duration': 6.163}, {'end': 2272.712, 'text': 'Yes Somehow artificially constructed.', 'start': 2270.211, 'duration': 2.501}, {'end': 2276.376, 'text': 'Yeah, i think for the most part there are legitimate experiences that people have.', 'start': 2272.772, 'duration': 3.604}, {'end': 2279.28, 'text': 'why would someone want to put themselves through what they go through like?', 'start': 2276.376, 'duration': 2.904}, {'end': 2281.042, 'text': 'why would jesus want to get crucified?', 'start': 2279.28, 'duration': 1.762}, {'end': 2283.565, 'text': "i mean that's a pretty nasty way to die.", 'start': 2281.042, 'duration': 2.523}, {'end': 2287.33, 'text': 'um, you know, why would faustina bring this upon herself?', 'start': 2283.565, 'duration': 3.765}], 'summary': "Legitimate experiences questioned, comparison to crucifixion and faustina's suffering.", 'duration': 24.003, 'max_score': 2263.327, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82263327.jpg'}, {'end': 2463.553, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2362.529, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 2369.173, 'text': 'Zen. Buddhism, for example, is a religion that asks you to take away your belief structures,', 'start': 2362.529, 'duration': 6.644}, {'end': 2373.375, 'text': 'like to kind of like in fact I would call that a Kantian type religion, right?', 'start': 2369.173, 'duration': 4.202}, {'end': 2381.979, 'text': "And that it's basically telling you to get rid of your concepts, of what you think about things, so that you can actually have the experience,", 'start': 2373.695, 'duration': 8.284}, {'end': 2384.501, 'text': 'like you were talking about earlier, of the thing in itself.', 'start': 2381.979, 'duration': 2.522}, {'end': 2386.182, 'text': 'And they call that Satori.', 'start': 2384.941, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 2392.549, 'text': 'So there are people who believe, you know, they try to, they call it meditation, Zen meditation.', 'start': 2386.663, 'duration': 5.886}, {'end': 2396.373, 'text': "And it's fairly radical, actually.", 'start': 2393.43, 'duration': 2.943}, {'end': 2403.5, 'text': "In some monasteries, I don't know if they still do this, but they'll whack you on the head if you appear to be..", 'start': 2396.393, 'duration': 7.107}, {'end': 2408.085, 'text': 'not focusing and that kind of thing.', 'start': 2405.542, 'duration': 2.543}, {'end': 2419.098, 'text': 'They do things to basically take you away from your conceptions of reality and bring you into a state of all that is, which is what they call Satori.', 'start': 2408.125, 'duration': 10.973}, {'end': 2421.281, 'text': 'And that has nothing to do with God.', 'start': 2419.759, 'duration': 1.522}, {'end': 2423.686, 'text': 'I like this religion.', 'start': 2422.845, 'duration': 0.841}, {'end': 2430.131, 'text': "And anything that involves sticks and whacking in order for you to focus better, I'm going to have to join a monastery.", 'start': 2423.706, 'duration': 6.425}, {'end': 2431.292, 'text': 'So, okay.', 'start': 2430.211, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 2434.995, 'text': 'So digging into definitions of religion.', 'start': 2431.532, 'duration': 3.463}, {'end': 2441.82, 'text': 'So like, what is, what do you think is the scope that defines a religion? Oh, okay.', 'start': 2435.015, 'duration': 6.805}, {'end': 2446.743, 'text': 'So, in my field, we have a few different definitions of religion, as you can imagine,', 'start': 2441.86, 'duration': 4.883}, {'end': 2449.685, 'text': 'just like philosophers have different definitions of what is real.', 'start': 2446.743, 'duration': 2.942}, {'end': 2454.287, 'text': 'So I take this definition, and it comes from John Livingston,', 'start': 2450.525, 'duration': 3.762}, {'end': 2463.553, 'text': "and it's religion is that set of beliefs and practices that is inspired by a transformative,", 'start': 2454.287, 'duration': 9.266}], 'summary': 'Zen buddhism emphasizes experience over belief, aims for satori through radical meditation, and rejects traditional concepts of reality.', 'duration': 101.024, 'max_score': 2362.529, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82362529.jpg'}, {'end': 2673.195, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2640.217, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 2645.72, 'text': 'Well, we have to have a belief structure that allows us to, and I think religions function that way, frankly.', 'start': 2640.217, 'duration': 5.503}, {'end': 2654.826, 'text': "So religions help us, from Richard Dawkins' meme idea, it allows us to explore a space of ideas.", 'start': 2645.84, 'duration': 8.986}, {'end': 2660.946, 'text': 'That in itself is the evolution of ideas.', 'start': 2656.863, 'duration': 4.083}, {'end': 2665.214, 'text': 'And religion is a powerful tool for us to explore ideas.', 'start': 2662.153, 'duration': 3.061}, {'end': 2669.455, 'text': 'Because, you know, if, if I believe that men have souls.', 'start': 2665.394, 'duration': 4.061}, {'end': 2673.195, 'text': 'Do they? Yes, they do.', 'start': 2671.455, 'duration': 1.74}], 'summary': 'Religions facilitate exploration of ideas and evolution of beliefs.', 'duration': 32.978, 'max_score': 2640.217, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82640217.jpg'}, {'end': 2811.613, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2788.731, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 2797.436, 'text': "is religion always going to kind of cover the space of things we can't quite understand with science yet, but we still want to be thinking about?", 'start': 2788.731, 'duration': 8.705}, {'end': 2799.081, 'text': "Oh, I see what you're saying.", 'start': 2798.34, 'duration': 0.741}, {'end': 2799.902, 'text': "That's a great question.", 'start': 2799.101, 'duration': 0.801}, {'end': 2801.423, 'text': 'When you say religion,', 'start': 2800.542, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 2811.613, 'text': "I would use the word religiosity because I think that we're moving out of the dogmatic types of religions into more of a I hate to put it this way,", 'start': 2801.423, 'duration': 10.19}], 'summary': 'Religion may cover unexplainable aspects; shifting to religiosity from dogmatic beliefs.', 'duration': 22.882, 'max_score': 2788.731, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82788731.jpg'}, {'end': 2913.471, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2883.67, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 2902.342, 'text': "I think there's some controversy about how much religion played a role in his own personal life and in general in terms of influencing the using it to manipulate the public,", 'start': 2883.67, 'duration': 18.672}, {'end': 2904.203, 'text': 'but definitely the church played a role.', 'start': 2902.342, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 2913.471, 'text': 'Do you have a sense of the use of religion by governments to control the populations, by dictators, for example?', 'start': 2905.204, 'duration': 8.267}], 'summary': "Controversy over religion's role in manipulating the public; impact of religion on government control.", 'duration': 29.801, 'max_score': 2883.67, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR82883670.jpg'}], 'start': 1964.617, 'title': 'The birth and role of religions', 'summary': 'Discusses the origins of religions, charismatic movements, and institutional control, using examples from christianity. it also explores the diverse nature of religion, including non-theistic religions like zen buddhism, and its role in human civilization, including cultural survival and evolution of ideas.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2305.189, 'start': 1964.617, 'title': 'The birth of religions', 'summary': 'Discusses the origins of religions, highlighting how charismatic movements and contact experiences lead to the birth of powerful myths and the subsequent institutional control, using examples from christianity and the catholic church.', 'duration': 340.572, 'highlights': ['Religions are born from contact experiences and charismatic movements, leading to the spread of powerful myths and subsequent institutional control. The transcript explores how religions are often born from contact experiences and charismatic movements, which lead to the spread of powerful myths. This is followed by the intervention of institutions to control the narrative and maintain power.', "The example of Christianity's origins showcases the influence of a charismatic leader, the disenfranchised joining the movement, and the subsequent institutional control by the elite and powerful. The discussion of Christianity's origins highlights the influence of a charismatic leader and how the disenfranchised, such as women and slaves, joined the movement. It also illustrates the subsequent institutional control by the elite, as seen in Constantine's establishment of Christianity as the state religion and the Council of Nicaea's decision to suppress other forms of Christianity.", "The case of Faustina in the Catholic Church demonstrates the suppression of her influence by the institution, followed by her posthumous recognition and the global spread of the divine mercy devotion. The example of Faustina in the Catholic Church illustrates how the institution initially suppressed her influence, despite the growing devotion to her divine mercy experiences. It also showcases the institution's eventual recognition and global spread of the divine mercy devotion after her posthumous canonization by Pope John Paul II.", 'Legitimacy of contact experiences is discussed, emphasizing the authenticity of most experiences while acknowledging potential attention-seeking behavior in some cases. The chapter delves into the legitimacy of contact experiences, emphasizing the authenticity of most experiences while acknowledging the potential for attention-seeking behavior in some cases. It questions the motivations behind such experiences and the reluctance of normal people to seek attention, highlighting the authenticity of these encounters.']}, {'end': 2533.416, 'start': 2305.569, 'title': 'Religion and myth: definitions and practices', 'summary': 'Explores the diverse nature of religion, including non-theistic religions like zen buddhism, and discusses the definition of religion as a set of beliefs and practices inspired by a perceived transformative and sacred power, with examples including zen meditation and the concept of satori.', 'duration': 227.847, 'highlights': ['The chapter discusses the diversity of religions, including non-theistic religions like Zen Buddhism, which emphasizes the removal of belief structures and concepts to experience the sacred power, such as Satori.', "It highlights the definition of religion as a set of beliefs and practices inspired by a perceived transformative and sacred power, according to John Livingston, which includes the notion of connecting oneself emotionally or intellectually to explore beyond one's capabilities.", 'The concept of Satori in Zen Buddhism is explained as the experience of the sacred and transforming power, achieved through practices like meditation and the removal of conceptions of reality, without the involvement of a deity or God.', 'The radical nature of Zen meditation is illustrated by the practice of whacking individuals on the head in some monasteries to divert them from their conceptions of reality and bring them into a state of all that is, known as Satori.']}, {'end': 3017.135, 'start': 2533.436, 'title': 'Role of religion in human civilization', 'summary': 'Explores the adaptive role of religion in human civilization, discussing its function in cultural survival, evolution of ideas, and as a complement to empirical pursuits, with insights on religiosity in modern society and the use of religion by governments to control populations.', 'duration': 483.699, 'highlights': ['Religion has an adaptive role in cultural survival and human evolution of ideas, aiding in the coexistence of different cultures and functioning as a tool to explore a space of ideas. Insights on how religions help in cultural survival and the evolution of ideas.', 'Discussion on religiosity in modern society, transitioning from dogmatic religious beliefs to a more open capacity for belief in the unknown, reflecting a form of faith. Insights on the shift from dogmatic religious beliefs to a more open capacity for belief in the unknown in modern society.', 'Insights on the use of religion by governments, including dictators, as a powerful tool for propaganda and control of populations. Discussion on the use of religion by governments, especially dictators, for propaganda and control of populations.']}], 'duration': 1052.518, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR81964617.jpg', 'highlights': ['Religions born from contact experiences and charismatic movements, leading to spread of powerful myths and institutional control.', "Example of Christianity's origins showcases influence of charismatic leader, disenfranchised joining the movement, and subsequent institutional control.", 'Case of Faustina in Catholic Church demonstrates suppression of her influence by the institution, followed by her posthumous recognition and global spread of divine mercy devotion.', 'Legitimacy of contact experiences discussed, emphasizing authenticity of most experiences while acknowledging potential attention-seeking behavior.', 'Diversity of religions discussed, including non-theistic religions like Zen Buddhism, emphasizing removal of belief structures and concepts to experience sacred power.', 'Definition of religion as set of beliefs and practices inspired by perceived transformative and sacred power, according to John Livingston.', 'Concept of Satori in Zen Buddhism explained as experience of sacred and transforming power, achieved through practices like meditation and removal of conceptions of reality.', 'Radical nature of Zen meditation illustrated by practice of whacking individuals on the head in some monasteries to divert them from their conceptions of reality and bring them into a state of all that is, known as Satori.', "Religion's adaptive role in cultural survival and human evolution of ideas, aiding in coexistence of different cultures and functioning as a tool to explore a space of ideas.", 'Insights on religiosity in modern society, transitioning from dogmatic religious beliefs to a more open capacity for belief in the unknown, reflecting a form of faith.', 'Insights on use of religion by governments, including dictators, as a powerful tool for propaganda and control of populations.']}, {'end': 4024.536, 'segs': [{'end': 3044.565, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3017.595, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 3024.239, 'text': 'So when you look at the United States, our history, and you see the separation of church and state, do you wanna know where that came from??', 'start': 3017.595, 'duration': 6.644}, {'end': 3025.6, 'text': 'That came from those guys.', 'start': 3024.559, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 3033.602, 'text': "they convinced george washington and thomas jefferson i mean they couldn't vote, yet they had.", 'start': 3026.34, 'duration': 7.262}, {'end': 3034.483, 'text': 'they had.', 'start': 3033.602, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 3037.684, 'text': 'they have their names on the constitution.', 'start': 3034.483, 'duration': 3.201}, {'end': 3040.564, 'text': 'is that not a strange contradiction?', 'start': 3037.684, 'duration': 2.88}, {'end': 3044.565, 'text': 'so here, here, you can see how you know propaganda works.', 'start': 3040.564, 'duration': 4.001}], 'summary': "The separation of church and state in us history was influenced by individuals who couldn't vote yet had their names on the constitution, highlighting a strange contradiction and the influence of propaganda.", 'duration': 26.97, 'max_score': 3017.595, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83017595.jpg'}, {'end': 3266.211, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3239.144, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3244.329, 'text': 'The thing beyond what we know as material reality, is dead.', 'start': 3239.144, 'duration': 5.185}, {'end': 3249.814, 'text': 'So the substrate of Western civilization is dead.', 'start': 3245.19, 'duration': 4.624}, {'end': 3253.918, 'text': "That's what Nietzsche is saying, if that makes sense.", 'start': 3250.215, 'duration': 3.703}, {'end': 3257.942, 'text': "And he's basically says with that comes the Übermensch.", 'start': 3254.159, 'duration': 3.783}, {'end': 3260.465, 'text': 'which is the superhuman.', 'start': 3259.063, 'duration': 1.402}, {'end': 3262.267, 'text': "And he says, there aren't many of them.", 'start': 3260.885, 'duration': 1.382}, {'end': 3263.908, 'text': "He says, but they're gonna come.", 'start': 3262.787, 'duration': 1.121}, {'end': 3266.211, 'text': 'And he also talks about the philosophers of the future.', 'start': 3263.928, 'duration': 2.283}], 'summary': 'Nietzsche prophesies the arrival of the übermensch, the superhumans of the future.', 'duration': 27.067, 'max_score': 3239.144, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83239144.jpg'}, {'end': 3403.265, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3380.221, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 3388.394, 'text': "So what I'm basically saying in American Cosmic is these new things are within the realm of UFOs and UAPs.", 'start': 3380.221, 'duration': 8.173}, {'end': 3398.341, 'text': "So would, no, I think that, well, I think Nietzsche would say that that's a progressive adaptation of religion is what I would hope he would say.", 'start': 3388.714, 'duration': 9.627}, {'end': 3401.724, 'text': 'Nietzsche, however, is unpredictable, I think.', 'start': 3398.681, 'duration': 3.043}, {'end': 3403.265, 'text': "I couldn't predict him.", 'start': 3402.084, 'duration': 1.181}], 'summary': 'American cosmic explores new ufo and uap phenomena.', 'duration': 23.044, 'max_score': 3380.221, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83380221.jpg'}, {'end': 3568.079, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3494.018, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 3497.141, 'text': "it ended up being something completely different, and i think that's good.", 'start': 3494.018, 'duration': 3.123}, {'end': 3503.185, 'text': 'i think that people who do research need to are very excited, actually when their research surprises them.', 'start': 3497.141, 'duration': 6.044}, {'end': 3515.476, 'text': 'so i was happily surprised by my purgatory book to learn that it was a place you know, and and so um, i went into American cosmic,', 'start': 3503.185, 'duration': 12.291}, {'end': 3518.521, 'text': 'being a non-believer in UFOs entirely.', 'start': 3515.476, 'duration': 3.045}, {'end': 3522.248, 'text': 'And I came out being agnostic.', 'start': 3519.383, 'duration': 2.865}, {'end': 3525.73, 'text': 'Okay kind of believer.', 'start': 3522.969, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 3534.356, 'text': 'Yeah But agnostic, sort of open to the mysteries of the world.', 'start': 3526.15, 'duration': 8.206}, {'end': 3544.304, 'text': "Yes And I didn't think that, first of all, I knew that the government was part of the situation.", 'start': 3534.576, 'duration': 9.728}, {'end': 3545.945, 'text': "I just didn't know how much.", 'start': 3544.324, 'duration': 1.621}, {'end': 3552.91, 'text': 'And so I learned that quickly and acclimated to it, accepted it.', 'start': 3546.486, 'duration': 6.424}, {'end': 3568.079, 'text': 'noted that indeed, Horatio, the world is much more mysterious than we think it is.', 'start': 3555.407, 'duration': 12.672}], 'summary': "Research led to shift from non-believer to agnostic in ufos, realizing government's involvement.", 'duration': 74.061, 'max_score': 3494.018, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83494018.jpg'}, {'end': 3705.473, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3680.658, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3689.594, 'text': 'Is there some broader understanding of how we should think about alien intelligences than like little green men? Yes.', 'start': 3680.658, 'duration': 8.936}, {'end': 3697.807, 'text': 'That you can maybe elaborate on and talk about? Yes, this comes directly out of my research in Catholic history.', 'start': 3690.235, 'duration': 7.572}, {'end': 3703.091, 'text': "What I found was that, let's take, for instance, this idea of an angel.", 'start': 3698.227, 'duration': 4.864}, {'end': 3705.473, 'text': 'Okay, so we all think we know what an angel looks like.', 'start': 3703.532, 'duration': 1.941}], 'summary': 'Broader understanding of alien intelligences beyond little green men, based on research in catholic history.', 'duration': 24.815, 'max_score': 3680.658, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83680658.jpg'}, {'end': 3806.64, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3778.989, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3785.33, 'text': "If we're in contact with non-human intelligence, we're most likely in contact with its technology.", 'start': 3778.989, 'duration': 6.341}, {'end': 3787.831, 'text': 'Because think about us.', 'start': 3786.451, 'duration': 1.38}, {'end': 3794.213, 'text': "Do we send human beings to Mars yet? Some people would say yes, but let's put that aside.", 'start': 3789.052, 'duration': 5.161}, {'end': 3795.774, 'text': "So no, we don't.", 'start': 3794.513, 'duration': 1.261}, {'end': 3796.834, 'text': 'We use our technology.', 'start': 3795.794, 'duration': 1.04}, {'end': 3799.695, 'text': 'We send our rovers to Mars, okay? Okay.', 'start': 3796.874, 'duration': 2.821}, {'end': 3805.139, 'text': "if there's an extraterrestrial civilization, is it sending?", 'start': 3800.715, 'duration': 4.424}, {'end': 3806.64, 'text': 'are they coming by themselves??', 'start': 3805.139, 'duration': 1.501}], 'summary': 'Contact with non-human intelligence likely involves contact with its technology, as exemplified by human reliance on technology for exploring mars.', 'duration': 27.651, 'max_score': 3778.989, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83778989.jpg'}], 'start': 3017.595, 'title': 'Evolution of church-state separation', 'summary': "Discusses the influence of certain groups on the separation of church and state in the united states, the impact of nietzsche's 'god is dead' proclamation on western society, and the mysteries of modern life and alien intelligences, emphasizing potential impact on society and power structures.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3115.145, 'start': 3017.595, 'title': 'History of church-state separation', 'summary': 'Discusses the influence of certain groups on the separation of church and state in the united states, highlighting the contradiction of their involvement in shaping history despite their lack of voting rights and the power of propaganda in creating derogatory perceptions of certain religious groups.', 'duration': 97.55, 'highlights': ["The influence of certain groups on the separation of church and state in the United States, despite their lack of voting rights, is a significant contradiction with their names being on the constitution. The individuals' influence on the separation of church and state despite not having voting rights is a contradiction, as their names are on the constitution.", 'The power of propaganda in creating derogatory perceptions of certain religious groups, such as anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish sentiments. Propaganda played a significant role in creating derogatory perceptions of religious groups, including anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish sentiments.', 'The use of religion as a derogatory grouping mechanism, particularly in the context of indentured servitude, with parallels drawn to the concept of slavery. Religion was utilized as a derogatory grouping mechanism, particularly in the context of indentured servitude, drawing parallels to the concept of slavery.']}, {'end': 3466.521, 'start': 3116.105, 'title': "Nietzsche's 'god is dead' and the evolution of religion", 'summary': "Delves into nietzsche's proclamation of 'god is dead', his views on christianity, the impact of this declaration on western society, and the potential for a new type of religion emerging in the realm of ufos and uaps.", 'duration': 350.416, 'highlights': ["Nietzsche's proclamation of 'God is dead' and its impact on Western civilization, with the emergence of the Übermensch and the decline of belief in morality and afterlife. Nietzsche's statement about the death of God in the context of improving science and industrialization, leading to the decline of the substrate of Western civilization and the emergence of the Übermensch.", 'The potential for a new type of religion within the realm of UFOs and UAPs, representing a progressive adaptation of religion. The discussion on how the concept of external intelligences within UFOs and UAPs may lead to a new type of religion, representing a progressive adaptation according to Nietzsche.', "Nietzsche's views on Christianity and the potential impact of his perspective on contemporary religion. Nietzsche's disdain for Christianity and the potential impact of his perspective on the evolution of contemporary religion, including the decline of belief in an afterlife and morality."]}, {'end': 4024.536, 'start': 3466.521, 'title': 'Mysteries of american cosmic', 'summary': 'Delves into the mysteries of modern life and alien intelligences, revealing surprising insights from the research that challenge traditional beliefs and emphasize the potential impact on society and power structures.', 'duration': 558.015, 'highlights': ["The research on purgatory and American Cosmic led to surprising discoveries, shifting the author's initial beliefs, reflecting the importance of being open to research surprises. The author's research on purgatory and American Cosmic led to unexpected findings, challenging initial beliefs and highlighting the significance of being open to research surprises.", "The author's transition from a non-believer in UFOs to an agnostic with a newfound openness to mysteries of the world, influenced by the revelation of government involvement and the profound mysterious nature of the world. The author's transformation from a non-believer in UFOs to an agnostic was influenced by the realization of government involvement and the profound mysterious nature of the world.", 'The potential of alien intelligences to significantly impact belief structures and societal foundations, akin to the historical influence of religious beliefs, revealing the profound implications of their existence. The potential of alien intelligences to impact belief structures and societal foundations, akin to the historical influence of religious beliefs, is highlighted, emphasizing the profound implications of their existence.', 'The comparison of historical perceptions of angels to the potential misinterpretation of extraterrestrial beings, suggesting that our understanding of alien life forms may be vastly different from popular depictions. The comparison of historical perceptions of angels to the potential misinterpretation of extraterrestrial beings suggests that our understanding of alien life forms may differ significantly from popular depictions.', 'The likelihood of human interaction with extraterrestrial technology rather than the extraterrestrial beings themselves, emphasizing the potential existence of highly advanced extraterrestrial technology and its impact on human experiences. The likelihood of human interaction with extraterrestrial technology rather than the extraterrestrial beings themselves is emphasized, revealing the potential existence of highly advanced extraterrestrial technology and its impact on human experiences.']}], 'duration': 1006.941, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR83017595.jpg', 'highlights': ['The potential of alien intelligences to significantly impact belief structures and societal foundations, akin to the historical influence of religious beliefs, revealing the profound implications of their existence.', 'The comparison of historical perceptions of angels to the potential misinterpretation of extraterrestrial beings suggests that our understanding of alien life forms may differ significantly from popular depictions.', 'The likelihood of human interaction with extraterrestrial technology rather than the extraterrestrial beings themselves is emphasized, revealing the potential existence of highly advanced extraterrestrial technology and its impact on human experiences.', "Nietzsche's proclamation of 'God is dead' and its impact on Western civilization, with the emergence of the Übermensch and the decline of belief in morality and afterlife.", 'The discussion on how the concept of external intelligences within UFOs and UAPs may lead to a new type of religion, representing a progressive adaptation according to Nietzsche.', "The author's research on purgatory and American Cosmic led to unexpected findings, challenging initial beliefs and highlighting the significance of being open to research surprises.", "The author's transformation from a non-believer in UFOs to an agnostic was influenced by the realization of government involvement and the profound mysterious nature of the world.", 'The influence of certain groups on the separation of church and state in the United States, despite their lack of voting rights, is a significant contradiction with 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mccordick', 'duration': 38.511, 'max_score': 4958.072, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR84958072.jpg'}, {'end': 5415.496, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5392.183, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 5399.83, 'text': "And then there are people who believe that it's more consciousness-based, okay? So these are your two types of ufologists who are known.", 'start': 5392.183, 'duration': 7.647}, {'end': 5402.352, 'text': 'And these are people who we know about.', 'start': 5400.771, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 5406.393, 'text': 'Then I found that there are people who are quote unquote.', 'start': 5402.792, 'duration': 3.601}, {'end': 5415.496, 'text': 'I call them the invisibles because Jacques Vallée in the 70s, he and I think actually Alan Hynek, his colleague, quoted.', 'start': 5406.393, 'duration': 9.103}], 'summary': 'Two types of ufologists: consciousness-based and invisibles.', 'duration': 23.313, 'max_score': 5392.183, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR85392183.jpg'}, {'end': 5589.01, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5566.343, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 5574.228, 'text': "You mean like something real, like there's actual techno I don't know what's the right terminology here to use alien technology.", 'start': 5566.343, 'duration': 7.885}, {'end': 5585.548, 'text': 'ideas about technology that are being explored that are dangerous if made public, that maybe become dangerous if made public.', 'start': 5576.224, 'duration': 9.324}, {'end': 5586.829, 'text': "So that's the worry.", 'start': 5585.688, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 5589.01, 'text': "You don't have to call it alien technology.", 'start': 5586.869, 'duration': 2.141}], 'summary': 'Concerns about dangerous technology being explored, potentially alien in nature.', 'duration': 22.667, 'max_score': 5566.343, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR85566343.jpg'}, {'end': 6018.279, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5993.37, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 5999.453, 'text': 'But psychedelics are really interesting because I know that within the history of our country,', 'start': 5993.37, 'duration': 6.083}, {'end': 6005.755, 'text': 'We have used psychedelics in various capacities for our military,', 'start': 6001.053, 'duration': 4.702}, {'end': 6013.237, 'text': "in order to try to stimulate ideas and access places and information that can't be accessed normally.", 'start': 6005.755, 'duration': 7.482}, {'end': 6014.658, 'text': 'This is all fact.', 'start': 6013.257, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 6018.279, 'text': 'Yeah I talked to Matt for like four hours.', 'start': 6015.618, 'duration': 2.661}], 'summary': 'Psychedelics used in military for idea stimulation and access to inaccessible information.', 'duration': 24.909, 'max_score': 5993.37, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR85993370.jpg'}, {'end': 6166.531, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6142.022, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 6148.245, 'text': 'But when did our government start experimenting with them with us? Our government is the United States government.', 'start': 6142.022, 'duration': 6.223}, {'end': 6152.866, 'text': 'Yeah, okay, so that happened in around the 1950s.', 'start': 6148.285, 'duration': 4.581}, {'end': 6162.85, 'text': 'okay, after quote, unquote the 1940s, where we have 47, and we have you know this, you know this roswell type stuff going on.', 'start': 6152.866, 'duration': 9.984}, {'end': 6165.43, 'text': 'okay, like crash sites and things like that.', 'start': 6162.85, 'duration': 2.58}, {'end': 6166.531, 'text': 'so i think that.', 'start': 6165.43, 'duration': 1.101}], 'summary': 'Us government started experimenting with unidentified objects in the 1950s.', 'duration': 24.509, 'max_score': 6142.022, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR86142022.jpg'}, {'end': 6241.325, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6219.657, 'weight': 11, 'content': [{'end': 6230.343, 'text': "He's a fun guy, but also he's gotten a chance to, he's described his account of having experience with what he and others now term the TikTok UFO.", 'start': 6219.657, 'duration': 10.686}, {'end': 6236.304, 'text': 'Uh, what do you think of that particular sighting which has captivated the imagination of many,', 'start': 6231.563, 'duration': 4.741}, {'end': 6238.925, 'text': "in particular because there's been videos released of it?", 'start': 6236.304, 'duration': 2.621}, {'end': 6241.325, 'text': 'Yes Of these UFOs.', 'start': 6239.285, 'duration': 2.04}], 'summary': 'A tiktok ufo sighting has captivated many, with released videos of the ufos.', 'duration': 21.668, 'max_score': 6219.657, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR86219657.jpg'}, {'end': 6559.327, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6528.778, 'weight': 12, 'content': [{'end': 6533.46, 'text': "If you are, if you don't have money, you can't have a life of the mind either.", 'start': 6528.778, 'duration': 4.682}, {'end': 6537.891, 'text': "Right 100%, so I'm not espousing that money is the devil.", 'start': 6534.08, 'duration': 3.811}, {'end': 6544.017, 'text': 'I just think that money can be a drug.', 'start': 6537.991, 'duration': 6.026}, {'end': 6549.882, 'text': 'Or I would compare it to food or something like that, where you really should have enough.', 'start': 6544.758, 'duration': 5.124}, {'end': 6556.506, 'text': 'to nourish yourself, right? And too much can be a huge problem.', 'start': 6550.603, 'duration': 5.903}, {'end': 6559.327, 'text': "So that's where I come from with money.", 'start': 6557.166, 'duration': 2.161}], 'summary': 'Money is essential for a fulfilling life, but excess can be detrimental. balancing financial needs is crucial.', 'duration': 30.549, 'max_score': 6528.778, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR86528778.jpg'}], 'start': 4024.977, 'title': 'Non-human intelligence and technology', 'summary': "Explores the connection between non-human intelligence and technology, citing examples of individuals creating technologies from interactions, and discussing the impact on human society. it also delves into jacques vallée's influence on aliens and technology, the potential of artificial intelligence, and the existence of 'invisible' scientists studying ufos, as well as historical use of psychedelics and ufo sightings, and the financial interests surrounding them.", 'chapters': [{'end': 4384.844, 'start': 4024.977, 'title': 'Non-human intelligence and technology', 'summary': 'Explores the connection between non-human intelligence, technology, and space programs, citing examples of individuals believing in contact with non-human intelligences and creating technologies from their interactions, impacting the progress of human society.', 'duration': 359.867, 'highlights': ['The founders of the space programs, both Russian and American, were involved in rituals and interactions with non-human intelligences, leading to the creation of viable technologies and programs that were sold for large sums of money, ultimately impacting human progress. The founders of the space programs, both Russian and American, were involved in rituals and interactions with non-human intelligences, leading to the creation of viable technologies and programs that were sold for large sums of money, ultimately impacting human progress.', 'Individuals in the space programs believed they were in contact with non-human intelligences, receiving downloads of information and creating technologies that were sold on NASDAQ for undisclosed but significant amounts, contributing to human progress. Individuals in the space programs believed they were in contact with non-human intelligences, receiving downloads of information and creating technologies that were sold on NASDAQ for undisclosed but significant amounts, contributing to human progress.', 'The chapter discusses the idea of muses as a form of non-human intelligence attempting to communicate symbolically with humans, potentially possessing spaceships or physical counterparts, and contextualizes their existence within the tradition of space program beliefs. The chapter discusses the idea of muses as a form of non-human intelligence attempting to communicate symbolically with humans, potentially possessing spaceships or physical counterparts, and contextualizes their existence within the tradition of space program beliefs.']}, {'end': 4902.333, 'start': 4386.645, 'title': "Jacques vallée's influence on aliens and technology", 'summary': "Delves into the connection between aliens, technology, and visionary experiences, drawing insight from jacques vallée's influence and his writings in the 1970s, emphasizing the meshing of ufos, experiences, and technology, as well as the impact of the internet on human connectivity.", 'duration': 515.688, 'highlights': ["Jacques Vallée's influence and writings in the 1970s Emphasizes the significance of Jacques Vallée's influence and writings in the 1970s, particularly his peer-reviewed essays about the beginning of the internet and its connection to neural networks, illustrating the meshing of UFOs, experiences, and technology.", 'Impact of the internet on human connectivity Explores the idea of the internet as a source of power and wisdom beyond human capabilities, discussing its role in connecting individual minds and acting as a network for the transmission and generation of ideas, emphasizing its influence as non-human intelligence.', 'Visionary experiences and their familiarity to religious studies Discusses the familiarity of visionary experiences, including those induced by ayahuasca, to religious studies, highlighting the shared experiences of visionary realms and the recognition of UFOs, experiences, and technology as interconnected elements.', 'Exploration of psychedelics and their impact on human consciousness Addresses the exploration of psychedelics and their impact on human consciousness, touching on the scientific and personal exploration of their effects, as well as the hesitancy of human civilization to legitimize the study of mysterious phenomena.']}, {'end': 5392.023, 'start': 4902.653, 'title': 'Exploring mysterious questions and artificial intelligence', 'summary': 'Delves into the slow acceptance of new ideas and the potential of artificial intelligence, exploring the possibility of humans evolving into metahumans and the impact of technology on human evolution and communication, while also discussing the honest approach of ufologists who study ufos.', 'duration': 489.37, 'highlights': ['The slow acceptance of new ideas and the need for time for exploration of mysterious questions, with the necessity for the young to be born with open minds and the possibility of new ideas, leading to the evolution of human thought and acceptance over time. The process of new idea acceptance and evolution over time.', 'The potential of artificial intelligence to become the very kind of gods central to the religions of history, considering the concept of artificial consciousness and the evolution of humans integrated with technology to survive radiation in space. The discussion of the potential impact of artificial intelligence and the evolution of humans integrated with technology.', 'The honest approach of ufologists studying UFOs and their division into believers in physical craft from other planets and those deciphering the technology and propulsion of these craft, with a focus on the efforts of organizations like the To the Stars Academy. The approach and divisions within the community of ufologists studying UFOs.']}, {'end': 6116.991, 'start': 5392.183, 'title': 'The invisible scientists and ufo fight club', 'summary': "Discusses the existence of 'invisible' scientists studying ufos, the concept of alien technology, and the potential of psychedelics as tools for accessing non-physical realities.", 'duration': 724.808, 'highlights': ["Some scientists studying UFOs are not on the internet and are termed 'invisibles', indicating the presence of powerful individuals not easily traceable. The chapter reveals the existence of 'invisible' scientists studying UFOs, challenging the misconception that all significant individuals are visible on the internet.", "The existence of a group of scientists termed the UFO Fight Club who work together without direct communication, akin to the theme in the movie 'Fight Club'. A group of scientists, including a person referred to as 'Tyler D', operate like the UFO Fight Club, collaborating without direct interaction, reminiscent of the movie 'Fight Club'.", 'Discussion of the belief in alien technology and its potential danger if made public, prompting the comparison to the approach of keeping military secrets. The chapter explores the concern regarding the potential danger of making beliefs in alien technology public, drawing parallels to the necessity of keeping military secrets.', 'Exploration of the potential of psychedelics as tools for accessing non-physical realities but emphasizes the need for caution due to the potential risks involved. The chapter delves into the potential of psychedelics as tools for accessing non-physical realities while underscoring the importance of caution due to the associated risks.']}, {'end': 6639.483, 'start': 6120.154, 'title': 'Historical use of psychedelics and ufo sightings', 'summary': 'Discusses the historical use of psychedelics and the correlation with government experimentation in the 1950s, and delves into the tiktok ufo sighting, its authenticity, and the financial interests surrounding it, while also touching on the impact of money on intellectual pursuits and the freedom it provides.', 'duration': 519.329, 'highlights': ['The government of the United States began experimenting with psychedelics around the 1950s, possibly correlating with historical events like the Roswell incident.', 'The discussion around the authenticity of the TikTok UFO sighting, the blurry and grainy videos, and the involvement of the New York Times in 2017, raises questions about potential financial interests and manipulation.', 'The impact of money on intellectual pursuits and the freedom it provides is explored, with the acknowledgment that while it can be a source of freedom and joy, it can also become a dangerous drug, leading to the neglect of important aspects of life.']}], 'duration': 2614.506, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR84024977.jpg', 'highlights': ['The founders of space programs were involved in rituals and interactions with non-human intelligences, leading to the creation of viable technologies and programs sold for large sums of money, impacting human progress.', 'Individuals in the space programs believed they were in contact with non-human intelligences, receiving downloads of information and creating technologies sold on NASDAQ for significant amounts, contributing to human progress.', 'The chapter discusses the idea of muses as a form of non-human intelligence attempting to communicate symbolically with humans, potentially possessing spaceships or physical counterparts, contextualizing their existence within the tradition of space program beliefs.', "Jacques Vallée's influence and writings in the 1970s emphasize the significance of his peer-reviewed essays about the beginning of the internet and its connection to neural networks, illustrating the meshing of UFOs, experiences, and technology.", 'The internet is explored as a source of power and wisdom beyond human capabilities, connecting individual minds and acting as a network for the transmission and generation of ideas, emphasizing its influence as non-human intelligence.', 'Visionary experiences, including those induced by ayahuasca, are discussed in relation to religious studies, highlighting the shared experiences of visionary realms and the recognition of UFOs, experiences, and technology as interconnected elements.', 'The potential of artificial intelligence to become the very kind of gods central to the religions of history is considered, discussing the concept of artificial consciousness and the evolution of humans integrated with technology.', "The existence of 'invisible' scientists studying UFOs challenges the misconception that all significant individuals are visible on the internet.", 'The chapter explores the concern regarding the potential danger of making beliefs in alien technology public, drawing parallels to the necessity of keeping military secrets.', 'The chapter delves into the potential of psychedelics as tools for accessing non-physical realities while underscoring the importance of caution due to the associated risks.', 'The government of the United States began experimenting with psychedelics around the 1950s, possibly correlating with historical events like the Roswell incident.', 'The discussion around the authenticity of the TikTok UFO sighting, the blurry and grainy videos, and the involvement of the New York Times in 2017, raises questions about potential 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They're gonna have to find a way to do it.", 'start': 6690.226, 'duration': 4.364}, {'end': 6698.272, 'text': "So maybe that's how they do it, okay? 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So the place is New Mexico.", 'start': 6972.432, 'duration': 2.663}, {'end': 6985.406, 'text': 'So New Mexico becomes folded into the mythology of this new religion, is what I call a new type of religion, of the UFO.', 'start': 6975.656, 'duration': 9.75}], 'summary': "Religious studies term 'hierophany' explains the meeting of non-human and humans. new mexico becomes a part of ufo mythology.", 'duration': 25.183, 'max_score': 6960.223, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR86960223.jpg'}, {'end': 7081.078, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7053.257, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 7066.951, 'text': 'I go there through the story of a Catholic, uh nun, who actually believes that she bi-located to new mexico, uh, in the gosh in the 1600s.', 'start': 7053.257, 'duration': 13.694}, {'end': 7075.359, 'text': 'so she, yeah, it was very strange, and i was at the vatican at the space observatory when i made that connection that she probably went to the very.', 'start': 7066.951, 'duration': 8.408}, {'end': 7078.343, 'text': 'well, she believed she went to this very place that i had gone.', 'start': 7075.359, 'duration': 2.984}, {'end': 7081.078, 'text': 'Can you elaborate a little bit?', 'start': 7079.076, 'duration': 2.002}], 'summary': "A nun believed she bi-located to new mexico in the 1600s, a strange connection made at the vatican's space observatory.", 'duration': 27.821, 'max_score': 7053.257, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87053257.jpg'}, {'end': 7258.957, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 7147.518, 'weight': 0.903, 'content': [{'end': 7150.4, 'text': 'is also associated with UFO abductions.', 'start': 7147.518, 'duration': 2.882}, {'end': 7153.222, 'text': 'You know, people get levitated out of their beds and things like that.', 'start': 7150.42, 'duration': 2.802}, {'end': 7160.487, 'text': 'So we were sent there by a billionaire who was interested in levitation and bilocation.', 'start': 7153.642, 'duration': 6.845}, {'end': 7168.313, 'text': 'And since I could get into the Vatican and I knew the director of the Vatican Observatory,', 'start': 7161.408, 'duration': 6.905}, {'end': 7176.899, 'text': 'both Tyler and I were able to go to the secret archives and look at the canonization records and then go to Castle Gandolfo,', 'start': 7168.313, 'duration': 8.586}, {'end': 7184.205, 'text': 'which is about an hour from the Vatican, where the first observatory, the space observatory Of the vatican, is.', 'start': 7176.899, 'duration': 7.306}, {'end': 7187.948, 'text': 'the second one is in arizona and it has a much larger telescope.', 'start': 7184.205, 'duration': 3.743}, {'end': 7192.471, 'text': 'So we went and we and brother guy gave me the keys to the archive.', 'start': 7187.948, 'duration': 4.523}, {'end': 7194.132, 'text': 'He said look at anything you want.', 'start': 7192.471, 'duration': 1.661}, {'end': 7198.556, 'text': 'I got to see a lot of stuff by carl sagan, by the way I know you talked about yeah, it was awesome.', 'start': 7194.152, 'duration': 4.404}, {'end': 7203.94, 'text': "So they have a whole section on extraterrestrial, the search for extraterrestrial life, And they don't.", 'start': 7199.056, 'duration': 4.884}, {'end': 7205.3, 'text': 'by the way, How awesome is that??', 'start': 7203.94, 'duration': 1.36}, {'end': 7206.341, 'text': 'It was awesome, yeah.', 'start': 7205.36, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 7207.581, 'text': 'So we got to stay there.', 'start': 7206.641, 'duration': 0.94}, {'end': 7208.881, 'text': "They have a scholar's quarters.", 'start': 7207.621, 'duration': 1.26}, {'end': 7210.582, 'text': 'And so they had two.', 'start': 7209.382, 'duration': 1.2}, {'end': 7213.043, 'text': 'And so Tyler stayed in one and I stayed in the other.', 'start': 7211.062, 'duration': 1.981}, {'end': 7222.766, 'text': "And Brother Guy probably shouldn't have been so nice to me and given me the keys because when I got home, we were there for two weeks.", 'start': 7213.683, 'duration': 9.083}, {'end': 7230.272, 'text': 'When I got home, I got this frantic phone call from him, and he basically said Diana, he goes, do you remember where you put the original Kepler?', 'start': 7223.086, 'duration': 7.186}, {'end': 7232.655, 'text': 'And so I had this Kepler right?', 'start': 7230.773, 'duration': 1.882}, {'end': 7234.738, 'text': 'And so I misplaced it.', 'start': 7233.176, 'duration': 1.562}, {'end': 7239.785, 'text': 'Luckily, I remembered where it went.', 'start': 7237.942, 'duration': 1.843}, {'end': 7241.828, 'text': 'I was like, oh gosh, thank goodness I found it.', 'start': 7239.825, 'duration': 2.003}, {'end': 7246.631, 'text': "But he'll probably change the rules of the Vatican Observatory after my visit.", 'start': 7242.088, 'duration': 4.543}, {'end': 7248.472, 'text': 'So Maria is..', 'start': 7247.171, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 7258.957, 'text': 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'text': 'both Tyler and I were able to go to the secret archives and look at the canonization records and then go to Castle Gandolfo,', 'start': 7168.313, 'duration': 8.586}, {'end': 7184.205, 'text': 'which is about an hour from the Vatican, where the first observatory, the space observatory Of the vatican, is.', 'start': 7176.899, 'duration': 7.306}], 'summary': "Investigated levitation and bilocation at vatican observatory with billionaire's interest.", 'duration': 33.785, 'max_score': 7150.42, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87150420.jpg'}], 'start': 6639.503, 'title': 'Ufo mythology and research in roswell', 'summary': 'Delves into the mythology of roswell as a pilgrimage site, the pursuit of physical evidence of ufo crashes in new mexico, and the financial motivations behind ufo research. it also discusses anomalous materials studied by scientists and explores the mythology surrounding roswell and new mexico as a place of hierophany, with references to religious studies and the vatican observatory.', 'chapters': [{'end': 6912.675, 'start': 6639.503, 'title': 'Ufos and roswell: mythology and research', 'summary': 'Discusses the mythology of roswell as a place of pilgrimage and the pursuit of physical evidence of ufo crashes in new mexico, highlighting the financial motivations behind ufo research and the presence of anomalous materials studied by scientists.', 'duration': 273.172, 'highlights': ['The mythology of Roswell as a place of pilgrimage The chapter describes Roswell as a pilgrimage site with a religious-like mythology, attracting people and hosting festivals, likening it to a hierophany where non-human intelligence is believed to have contacted humans.', 'Pursuit of physical evidence of UFO crashes in New Mexico The pursuit of physical evidence of UFO crashes in New Mexico is discussed, including the blindfolded visit to a crash site, the use of specially configured metal detectors, and the subsequent study of anomalous materials by scientists.', 'Financial motivations behind UFO research The chapter explores the financial motivations behind UFO research, suggesting that some groups may seek to leverage the topic for financial gains, particularly in the absence of government funding for programs related to UFOs.']}, {'end': 7332.746, 'start': 6912.775, 'title': 'Roswell mythology and new mexico', 'summary': "Explores the mythology surrounding roswell and new mexico as a place of hierophany, with references to religious studies, the vatican observatory, and the belief in bilocation, with insights from the author's research and experiences.", 'duration': 419.971, 'highlights': ['The chapter explores the mythology surrounding Roswell and New Mexico as a place of hierophany, referencing religious studies and the belief in bilocation, and discusses the influence of the place in the mythology of a new type of religion related to UFOs. Discusses the mythology of Roswell and New Mexico as a place of hierophany, with reference to religious studies and the influence of the place in the mythology of a new type of religion related to UFOs.', "The author's visit to the Vatican Observatory, insights on bilocation, and reference to historical figures who were said to have been able to bilocate and levitate. The author's visit to the Vatican Observatory, insights on bilocation, and reference to historical figures who were said to have been able to bilocate and levitate.", "Discussion about a nun's belief in bilocation to New Mexico in the 1600s, and the author's connection to the place through the story of the nun. Discussion about a nun's belief in bilocation to New Mexico in the 1600s, and the author's connection to the place through the story of the nun."]}], 'duration': 693.243, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR86639503.jpg', 'highlights': ['The mythology of Roswell as a place of pilgrimage with a religious-like mythology, attracting people and hosting festivals, likening it to a hierophany where non-human intelligence is believed to have contacted humans.', 'Pursuit of physical evidence of UFO crashes in New Mexico, including the blindfolded visit to a crash site, the use of specially configured metal detectors, and the subsequent study of anomalous materials by scientists.', 'Financial motivations behind UFO research, suggesting that some groups may seek to leverage the topic for financial gains, particularly in the absence of government funding for programs related to UFOs.', 'The chapter explores the mythology surrounding Roswell and New Mexico as a place of hierophany, referencing religious studies and the belief in bilocation, and discusses the influence of the place in the mythology of a new type of religion related to UFOs.', "The author's visit to the Vatican Observatory, insights on bilocation, and reference to historical figures who were said to have been able to bilocate and levitate.", "Discussion about a nun's belief in bilocation to New Mexico in the 1600s, and the author's connection to the place through the story of the nun."]}, {'end': 8559.285, 'segs': [{'end': 7356.945, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7332.786, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 7339.712, 'text': "There's so many things that are sort of forcing you to kind of go outside of, you know, I'm of many minds.", 'start': 7332.786, 'duration': 6.926}, {'end': 7347.317, 'text': 'I have a very, most of my days spent with very rigorous scientific kind of things and even engineering kind of things.', 'start': 7339.732, 'duration': 7.585}, {'end': 7356.945, 'text': "And then I'm also open-minded and just the entirety of the idea of extraterrestrial life forces you to think outside of reality.", 'start': 7347.397, 'duration': 9.548}], 'summary': 'Scientist juggles rigorous scientific work and open-mindedness about extraterrestrial life.', 'duration': 24.159, 'max_score': 7332.786, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87332786.jpg'}, {'end': 7504.026, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7475.094, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 7482.617, 'text': 'And they emphasized it so much that they wanted me to know, right? 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And in general, are you..', 'start': 7609.629, 'duration': 3.121}, {'end': 7618.795, 'text': 'Are you a fan of 2001 Space Odyssey, where Monolith showed up?', 'start': 7614.73, 'duration': 4.065}, {'end': 7623.44, 'text': 'Do you have any thoughts about either the science fiction, the mythology of it or the reality of it?', 'start': 7618.815, 'duration': 4.625}, {'end': 7630.616, 'text': 'yes, okay, no, okay, and please say more right.', 'start': 7624.093, 'duration': 6.523}, {'end': 7640.621, 'text': "so, first of all, kubrick's films are not ever easy for me, because they're so weird, right, and i don't actually enjoy watching them.", 'start': 7630.616, 'duration': 10.005}], 'summary': 'Discussion on monoliths and 2001 space odyssey.', 'duration': 35.435, 'max_score': 7605.186, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87605186.jpg'}, {'end': 7773.23, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7748.9, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 7754.583, 'text': 'When I studied meet different meanings of the monolith in 2001 a space odyssey i was fascinated.', 'start': 7748.9, 'duration': 5.683}, {'end': 7756.384, 'text': 'okay, so what is this about?', 'start': 7754.583, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 7761.645, 'text': 'uh, his, i accepted as soon as i listened to it, sue, and watched it.', 'start': 7756.384, 'duration': 5.261}, {'end': 7765.226, 'text': 'so basically, he says that the monolith is okay.', 'start': 7761.645, 'duration': 3.581}, {'end': 7767.587, 'text': 'can you pick up your your phone here?', 'start': 7765.226, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 7768.267, 'text': 'what does that look like?', 'start': 7767.587, 'duration': 0.68}, {'end': 7773.23, 'text': 'it looks awfully a lot like a monolith.', 'start': 7771.489, 'duration': 1.741}], 'summary': 'Discussion about the monolith in 2001: a space odyssey and its resemblance to a phone.', 'duration': 24.33, 'max_score': 7748.9, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87748900.jpg'}, {'end': 7847.252, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7820.438, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 7826.521, 'text': 'I mean, our perception system, in a sense, is a screen between reality and our mind.', 'start': 7820.438, 'duration': 6.083}, {'end': 7829.322, 'text': 'The screen of the computer is a screen.', 'start': 7827.241, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 7837.347, 'text': 'The virtual reality worlds that we might be one day living in, there will be an interface.', 'start': 7829.342, 'duration': 8.005}, {'end': 7839.048, 'text': "I mean, ultimately, it's about the interface.", 'start': 7837.447, 'duration': 1.601}, {'end': 7840.428, 'text': "That's interesting.", 'start': 7839.768, 'duration': 0.66}, {'end': 7844.911, 'text': "It's an interface to another world of ideas.", 'start': 7841.369, 'duration': 3.542}, {'end': 7847.252, 'text': "It's also material change.", 'start': 7845.931, 'duration': 1.321}], 'summary': 'Perception system is a screen between reality and mind, leading to interface and material change.', 'duration': 26.814, 'max_score': 7820.438, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR87820438.jpg'}, {'end': 8060.199, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8035.62, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 8043.346, 'text': "if technology is an extension of ourselves, which it actually is, it will help us, because it'll probably be smarter than us.", 'start': 8035.62, 'duration': 7.726}, {'end': 8047.009, 'text': "okay, it'll help us survive in the ways in which it determines best.", 'start': 8043.346, 'duration': 3.663}, {'end': 8060.199, 'text': 'okay, that said, um, if there are non-human intelligences and they have more advanced, obviously, technologies than us, and they actually come,', 'start': 8047.009, 'duration': 13.19}], 'summary': 'Technology as an extension of ourselves can help us survive and be smarter than us.', 'duration': 24.579, 'max_score': 8035.62, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR88035620.jpg'}, {'end': 8206.483, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 8089.499, 'weight': 0.934, 'content': [{'end': 8097.025, 'text': "No, I know, but that will give us a benefit, right? Like, oh, you're saying, I thought, okay, I see.", 'start': 8089.499, 'duration': 7.526}, {'end': 8105.812, 'text': "I just have a sense that there may be a lot of intelligences out there that are less aggressive, because they've evolved past it.", 'start': 8097.405, 'duration': 8.407}, {'end': 8107.333, 'text': "We can't assume that.", 'start': 8106.392, 'duration': 0.941}, {'end': 8109.455, 'text': "No, I know we can't assume that.", 'start': 8108.154, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 8113.078, 'text': "If we can't assume it, then I'm going to assume the worst.", 'start': 8110.436, 'duration': 2.642}, {'end': 8124.668, 'text': "Well, despite the fact that I'm Russian and think that life is suffering, I tend to assume not the best,", 'start': 8115.54, 'duration': 9.128}, {'end': 8129.252, 'text': 'but I tend to assume that there is a best core to life.', 'start': 8124.668, 'duration': 4.584}, {'end': 8134.396, 'text': 'to people and to creatures that ultimately wins out.', 'start': 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The speaker suggests that as we create more autonomous, intelligent AI, it may help humans survive through co-evolution.', 'The concept of brain-computer interfaces and the symbiosis between artificial intelligence and human neural networks is explored. 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The speaker suggests that as we create more autonomous, intelligent AI, it may help humans survive through co-evolution.', 'The concept of brain-computer interfaces and the symbiosis between artificial intelligence and human neural networks is explored. The speaker delves into the idea of brain-computer interfaces and the symbiotic relationship between artificial intelligence and human neural networks.']}, {'end': 9473.178, 'segs': [{'end': 8632.384, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8560.166, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 8569.514, 'text': 'And what I found was this I found that as the most interesting part of the creation of this movie was the editing process, because they would use it,', 'start': 8560.166, 'duration': 9.348}, {'end': 8572.837, 'text': 'would go through editing and they would use test audiences.', 'start': 8569.514, 'duration': 3.323}, {'end': 8581.547, 'text': 'And a lot of the test audiences would be these things where they test their flicker rates and things like that, the eye flicker rates.', 'start': 8573.237, 'duration': 8.31}, {'end': 8592, 'text': 'And when it goes really intense, they go to UC Irvine and they do this thing called cognitive consumption, which is basically..', 'start': 8581.988, 'duration': 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line of capability,', 'start': 8807.508, 'duration': 8.207}, {'end': 8821.841, 'text': "that the world would be more technology than human, to where it'll leave us behind.", 'start': 8815.715, 'duration': 6.126}, {'end': 8825.644, 'text': "Sort of- Oh yeah, I don't think it's gonna leave us behind.", 'start': 8821.861, 'duration': 3.783}, {'end': 8827.026, 'text': "I think it's gonna take us along.", 'start': 8825.705, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 8829.015, 'text': 'But it will be.', 'start': 8828.274, 'duration': 0.741}, {'end': 8832.257, 'text': "I mean, I guess the idea of the singularity first of all, isn't.", 'start': 8829.015, 'duration': 3.242}, {'end': 8836.42, 'text': "the idea of the singularity is like we can't possibly predict what's on the other side of the singularity.", 'start': 8832.257, 'duration': 4.163}, {'end': 8841.204, 'text': 'The sense is like, this is like, the world will be fundamentally transformed.', 'start': 8837.141, 'duration': 4.063}, {'end': 8842.304, 'text': 'Yes Okay.', 'start': 8841.444, 'duration': 0.86}, {'end': 8842.985, 'text': 'So, right.', 'start': 8842.324, 'duration': 0.661}], 'summary': 'As technology advances, there may be a point where it surpasses human capability, leading to a fundamental transformation of the world.', 'duration': 46.125, 'max_score': 8796.86, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR88796860.jpg'}, {'end': 9044.87, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 8930.598, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 8939.685, 'text': 'No, but see, the question is from the perspective of the platonic form, what does our physical world look like?', 'start': 8930.598, 'duration': 9.087}, {'end': 8943.05, 'text': "You know what I'm saying?", 'start': 8940.345, 'duration': 2.705}, {'end': 8945.395, 'text': "Say you're a creature existing in a virtual reality.", 'start': 8943.091, 'duration': 2.304}, {'end': 8953.652, 'text': 'If you grew up your whole life in a virtual 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'duration': 1.38}, {'end': 8997.087, 'text': "It's the entirety of the perception and my memories, and all of that is in this other realm of like information.", 'start': 8984.323, 'duration': 12.764}, {'end': 8998.587, 'text': "It's just all just information.", 'start': 8997.147, 'duration': 1.44}, {'end': 9008.549, 'text': "Why do I need some kind of weird meat bag to contain So there's a great, again, I always return to something for your audience to read or you.", 'start': 8998.908, 'duration': 9.641}, {'end': 9014.373, 'text': "There's a great, very short article online for free by David Chalmers.", 'start': 9009.31, 'duration': 5.063}, {'end': 9016.894, 'text': "Do you know him? He's the philosopher of consciousness.", 'start': 9014.653, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 9019.036, 'text': 'Yeah, interviewed him on this podcast, yeah.', 'start': 9017.175, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 9019.976, 'text': "Yeah, yeah, he's cool.", 'start': 9019.076, 'duration': 0.9}, {'end': 9026.781, 'text': 'I was friends with his best friend for a while when I was in grad school.', 'start': 9022.395, 'duration': 4.386}, {'end': 9029.104, 'text': 'He probably has some weird friends.', 'start': 9027.702, 'duration': 1.402}, {'end': 9029.624, 'text': 'He does.', 'start': 9029.124, 'duration': 0.5}, {'end': 9032.728, 'text': "He's a philosopher.", 'start': 9031.627, 'duration': 1.101}, {'end': 9037.394, 'text': 'I like his fashion choice and hairstyle too.', 'start': 9033.95, 'duration': 3.444}, {'end': 9039.196, 'text': "I'm going to hang out with him a little bit.", 'start': 9037.675, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 9039.917, 'text': "He's a great guy.", 'start': 9039.237, 'duration': 0.68}, {'end': 9044.87, 'text': 'Okay, so he wrote this article, which I use a lot.', 'start': 9040.908, 'duration': 3.962}], 'summary': 'What does our physical world look like from the perspective of a virtual reality? how would they perceive it?', 'duration': 114.272, 'max_score': 8930.598, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR88930598.jpg'}, {'end': 9081.006, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9051.054, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 9058.838, 'text': "And basically it's an answer to external world skepticism, which is basically how do we know there's an external world right?", 'start': 9051.054, 'duration': 7.784}, {'end': 9060.859, 'text': "How do we know that we're not in a matrix right now?", 'start': 9058.878, 'duration': 1.981}, {'end': 9067.243, 'text': "And so basically, he's using he's also, he even references.", 'start': 9061.479, 'duration': 5.764}, {'end': 9069.683, 'text': 'he uses a religious reference.', 'start': 9068.223, 'duration': 1.46}, {'end': 9081.006, 'text': 'even he says you could think of the matrix of the movie as the new book of Genesis for our new world right?', 'start': 9069.683, 'duration': 11.323}], 'summary': 'Addressing external world skepticism by relating it to the concept of the matrix and a religious reference.', 'duration': 29.952, 'max_score': 9051.054, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR89051054.jpg'}, {'end': 9223.458, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9195.894, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 9203.541, 'text': "It is ultimately connected to material movement, but it's less and less about the material and more and more about the information.", 'start': 9195.894, 'duration': 7.647}, {'end': 9212.549, 'text': "I just mean that it's possible that- You think the singularity is basically sloughing off our material existence.", 'start': 9204.222, 'duration': 8.327}, {'end': 9218.654, 'text': 'Because I can tell you that this has been the hope of philosophers and theologians forever.', 'start': 9212.99, 'duration': 5.664}, {'end': 9223.458, 'text': "Yeah, well, I think we're living through a singularity.", 'start': 9218.674, 'duration': 4.784}], 'summary': 'Material movement is giving way to information; living through a singularity.', 'duration': 27.564, 'max_score': 9195.894, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR89195894.jpg'}, {'end': 9415.297, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9390.503, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 9395.766, 'text': "Yeah And New Year's Eve hit and everybody went out and I was asleep and they woke me up.", 'start': 9390.503, 'duration': 5.263}, {'end': 9397.987, 'text': 'And I was like, darn, they woke me up.', 'start': 9396.226, 'duration': 1.761}, {'end': 9399.428, 'text': 'Might as well read this book by Nietzsche.', 'start': 9398.067, 'duration': 1.361}, {'end': 9404.811, 'text': 'Okay, so I picked it up and, lo and behold, I turned to a page that was exactly about.', 'start': 9399.828, 'duration': 4.983}, {'end': 9410.254, 'text': "it was called Sanctus Januarius, which is basically St. January, and it was about New Year's Eve.", 'start': 9404.811, 'duration': 5.443}, {'end': 9412.535, 'text': 'And I thought, whoa, what a weird coincidence.', 'start': 9410.694, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 9415.297, 'text': 'And it was a really, it was also super Catholic.', 'start': 9412.916, 'duration': 2.381}], 'summary': "On new year's eve, the speaker woke up to read nietzsche's book and found a page about sanctus januarius, related to st. january and new year's eve.", 'duration': 24.794, 'max_score': 9390.503, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR89390503.jpg'}], 'start': 8560.166, 'title': 'Impact of cognitive consumerism, the singularity and human evolution, and matrix as metaphysics', 'summary': 'Discusses the impact of cognitive consumerism in the movie industry, the concept of the singularity and human evolution, and the exploration of living in a simulated reality, covering physiological responses in test audiences, merging of humans with technology, and the implications of external world skepticism and the possibility of living in a simulated reality.', 'chapters': [{'end': 8648.738, 'start': 8560.166, 'title': 'Impact of cognitive consumerism', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of cognitive consumerism in the movie industry, where test audiences are hooked up to ekgs to measure their physiological responses, leading to the editing of scenes that create the most arousal, revealing the impact of technology on human physiology.', 'duration': 88.572, 'highlights': ['The editing process of movies involves using test audiences to measure physiological responses such as arousal through EKGs and cutting out scenes that do not create intense reactions.', 'Test audiences have their flicker rates and cognitive consumption measured to determine the impact of certain scenes, revealing the physiological responses to technology.', "Elon Musk's pursuit of neural link technology is compared to Jacques Vallée's similar efforts in the 60s and 70s, suggesting the inevitability of the technological advancement."]}, {'end': 8998.587, 'start': 8649.098, 'title': 'The singularity and human evolution', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of the singularity, the merging of humans with technology, referencing historical figures like the french jesuit priest teilhard de chardin and exploring the potential transformation of humanity as technology advances, with comparisons to religious language and the limitations of technology to fundamentally alter human existence.', 'duration': 349.489, 'highlights': ['The concept of the singularity is compared to religious language and is discussed in relation to historical figures like Teilhard de Chardin, with the idea that technology will lead to a fundamental transformation of humanity. 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26.606, 'max_score': 9761.566, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR89761566.jpg'}, {'end': 9998.874, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 9880.324, 'weight': 0.933, 'content': [{'end': 9890.907, 'text': "the controversy is that she didn't i she first of all, um, she is jewish and she did escape a concentration camp, and yet she's called.", 'start': 9880.324, 'duration': 10.583}, {'end': 9893.828, 'text': "She's been called anti-Jewish.", 'start': 9891.867, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 9899.329, 'text': 'And I think part of that was that she basically was saying something,', 'start': 9894.268, 'duration': 5.061}, {'end': 9911.753, 'text': "that I believe that a lot of normal people are like Eichmann and evil things are done by people who just follow the rules and they don't think about what they're doing.", 'start': 9899.329, 'duration': 12.424}, {'end': 9917.315, 'text': "And that's one of the most pernicious forms of evil of our time.", 'start': 9912.473, 'duration': 4.842}, {'end': 9925.772, 'text': 'So we talked quite a bit about the definitions of religion and what are the different building blocks of religion.', 'start': 9918.251, 'duration': 7.521}, {'end': 9928.713, 'text': "So one of the I don't think we touched on.", 'start': 9926.192, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 9930.593, 'text': 'we did a little bit with the afterlife,', 'start': 9928.713, 'duration': 1.88}, {'end': 9957.23, 'text': "but in a sense I don't know if you're familiar with the Ernest Becker work and all the philosophies around there about the fear of death and how the fear of our own mortality awareness of our own mortality and its fear is in the case of Ernest Becker is a significant component in the psychology,", 'start': 9930.593, 'duration': 26.637}, {'end': 9960.573, 'text': 'in the way we humans develop our understanding of the world.', 'start': 9957.23, 'duration': 3.343}, {'end': 9970.019, 'text': 'So what are your thoughts, in the context of religion, or maybe in the context of your own mind,', 'start': 9961.253, 'duration': 8.766}, {'end': 9974.381, 'text': 'about the role of death in life or fear of death in life?', 'start': 9970.019, 'duration': 4.362}, {'end': 9977.583, 'text': 'And are you afraid of death??', 'start': 9975.562, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 9982.346, 'text': 'We cover everything in this podcast.', 'start': 9979.765, 'duration': 2.581}, {'end': 9984.607, 'text': 'Every single topic is covered.', 'start': 9982.366, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 9986.148, 'text': 'Wow Okay.', 'start': 9984.887, 'duration': 1.261}, {'end': 9998.874, 'text': 'I so happen to have benefited perhaps from living with an older brother who seemingly had no fear of death while growing up.', 'start': 9988.309, 'duration': 10.565}], 'summary': 'Discussion on religion, fear of death, and controversial views on evil.', 'duration': 118.55, 'max_score': 9880.324, 'thumbnail': 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Okay, so do I fear death? I think about death a lot, actually.", 'start': 10024.038, 'duration': 10.307}, {'end': 10042.172, 'text': 'You may not know this about me, but in my field, I was the head, I was the co-chair of the death panel.', 'start': 10034.845, 'duration': 7.327}, {'end': 10044.855, 'text': "It's called the death panel.", 'start': 10042.472, 'duration': 2.383}, {'end': 10049.279, 'text': "It's the panel to think about death in religious studies.", 'start': 10045.195, 'duration': 4.084}, {'end': 10051.921, 'text': 'And I was that for many years.', 'start': 10049.299, 'duration': 2.622}, {'end': 10054.983, 'text': "so you've thought about it a bit a bit.", 'start': 10052.722, 'duration': 2.261}, {'end': 10055.444, 'text': "let's see.", 'start': 10054.983, 'duration': 0.461}], 'summary': 'Speaker reflects on fear of death, previously led religious studies death panel.', 'duration': 31.406, 'max_score': 10024.038, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR810024038.jpg'}, {'end': 10150.944, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 10126.626, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 10132.569, 'text': 'Now, this is an ancient religion, okay? So you and I are here talking about how we enjoy living and life and things like that.', 'start': 10126.626, 'duration': 5.943}, {'end': 10136.752, 'text': 'Well, the goal of Hinduism is basically never to get reincarnated again.', 'start': 10132.889, 'duration': 3.863}, {'end': 10142.155, 'text': "It's basically to not live, okay? And to get off samsara, which is the wheel of life and death.", 'start': 10137.132, 'duration': 5.023}, {'end': 10144.277, 'text': 'Yeah, escape the whole thing.', 'start': 10142.375, 'duration': 1.902}, {'end': 10144.998, 'text': 'Yeah, exactly.', 'start': 10144.297, 'duration': 0.701}, {'end': 10146.139, 'text': 'Think of that.', 'start': 10145.618, 'duration': 0.521}, {'end': 10150.944, 'text': 'Conditions are so different that you and I and my students are happy to be alive.', 'start': 10146.219, 'duration': 4.725}], 'summary': 'Hinduism aims to escape samsara, the cycle of life and death, and not be reincarnated.', 'duration': 24.318, 'max_score': 10126.626, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR810126626.jpg'}, {'end': 10287.028, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 10253.602, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 10254.642, 'text': "So it's intrinsic.", 'start': 10253.602, 'duration': 1.04}, {'end': 10257.242, 'text': 'And I think that certain things are intrinsic.', 'start': 10254.882, 'duration': 2.36}, {'end': 10263.664, 'text': "And like love, love of your children is kind of, well, it's actually physiological, but it's also intrinsic.", 'start': 10257.303, 'duration': 6.361}, {'end': 10264.344, 'text': "It's beautiful.", 'start': 10263.724, 'duration': 0.62}, {'end': 10271.586, 'text': "You know, there's something about it that is intrinsically desirable.", 'start': 10264.844, 'duration': 6.742}, {'end': 10275.927, 'text': 'So I think the meaning of life is like that, intrinsically desirable.', 'start': 10272.246, 'duration': 3.681}, {'end': 10287.028, 'text': "It's something that just is born inside you based on what makes you feel good? No, that's hedonism.", 'start': 10277.132, 'duration': 9.896}], 'summary': 'The meaning of life is intrinsically desirable, like love for children, and not based on hedonism.', 'duration': 33.426, 'max_score': 10253.602, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR810253602.jpg'}, {'end': 10393.61, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 10362.489, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 10369.993, 'text': "I mean, is this something that's, whether we're talking about love or the intrinsic meaning?", 'start': 10362.489, 'duration': 7.504}, {'end': 10374.535, 'text': "do you think that's something that's really special to humans?", 'start': 10369.993, 'duration': 4.542}, {'end': 10385.323, 'text': "Or, if there is intelligent alien civilizations out there, Do you think that's something that they possess as well, maybe in different forms?", 'start': 10374.936, 'duration': 10.387}, {'end': 10393.61, 'text': 'Whatever this thing, that meaning is this 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Impossible' and 'Mutants and Mystics.'", 'Personal experiences related to fear of death The personal experiences related to fear of death and the influence of living with an older brother who seemingly had no fear of death are discussed, offering insights into understanding the role of death in life.']}, {'end': 10504.829, 'start': 10024.038, 'title': 'Contemplating life, death, and meaning', 'summary': 'Delves into the contemplation of life, death, and the intrinsic meaning of existence, touching on the significance of appreciating life, the purpose of life, and the intrinsic nature of love, while also exploring the potential universality of intrinsic drives like love and gravity.', 'duration': 480.791, 'highlights': ["Diana's involvement as the co-chair of the death panel in religious studies, which led her to spend a lot of time thinking about death and appreciating life, highlighting the significance of contemplating mortality and its impact on valuing each day.", 'The discussion on the intrinsic meaning of life and love, positing that the meaning of life is intrinsic and desirable, drawing parallels between love and the intrinsic drive of life, and considering the potential universality of intrinsic drives in different life forms.', 'Exploring the contrast between the contemporary enjoyment of life and the ancient goal of Hinduism to escape the cycle of life and death, shedding light on the historical context and contrasting perspectives towards life and mortality.', 'The speculation about the potential universality of intrinsic drives like love, drawing parallels between the intrinsic nature of love and the fundamental force of gravity, and contemplating the potential existence of similar intrinsic drives in different forms of life.']}], 'duration': 1031.651, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/iqBh7G4uDR8/pics/iqBh7G4uDR89473178.jpg', 'highlights': ["Hannah Arendt's insights on evil and controversial views are 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of pilgrimage with a religious-like mythology, attracting people and hosting festivals, likening it to a hierophany where non-human intelligence is believed to have contacted humans.', 'The challenge of exploring extraterrestrial life requires thinking outside conventional scientific boundaries, impacting individuals like the interviewee who is involved in scientific and engineering work.', 'The editing process of movies involves using test audiences to measure physiological responses such as arousal through EKGs and cutting out scenes that do not create intense reactions.', "Hannah Arendt's insights on evil and controversial views are thought-provoking and controversial.", "Engaging with Nietzsche's ideas, particularly on truth and religion, is engaging and thought-provoking.", "Jeffrey Kripal's thought-provoking writing on the impossible and paranormal is impactful and stimulates critical thinking.", 'Personal experiences related to fear of death offer insights into understanding the 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