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

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Can we take psi seriously while maintaining critical thinking? Jeffrey Kripal, PhD, explores the YES AND of the ordinary & extraordinary. You’ll hear about precognition, poltergeists, Skinwalker Ranch, time travel, demons & X-Men.

Jeffrey Kripal, PhD is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also the author or co-author of thirteen books including, How to Think Impossibly: about souls, ufos, time, belief and everything else.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 287: IF ALIENS ARE REAL, WHY DOES NO ONE CARE?

Guest:

https://a.co/d/9OAQIWi

https://jeffreyjkripal.com/

Host:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/

[email protected]

https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/

https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/

00:00 – What sounds crazy now, but won’t later?

02:15 – Meet Dr. Jeffrey Kripal: real-life Professor X

04:10 – What happens when we stop “thinking possibly”?

06:30 – Is impossible thinking actually pro-social?

09:20 – Beyond self: why impossibility matters

11:00 – The John story: a visit from the future

15:05 – Why impossible experiences are deeply emotional

17:15 – Meredith’s own “it’s gonna be okay” voice

19:40 – Breaking time down like a fifth grader

23:00 – Is time a function of the brain?

26:00 – A child’s prank turns prophetic

28:45 – Feeling special but set apart

30:12 – “Think-with” vs. “listen-lite”

32:18 – Stories that want to be told

34:05 – Time as a sales pitch or reality?

36:20 – Einstein, relativity & no universal “now”

39:14 – Are precognitive visions real physics?

42:02 – When religion calls it “the devil”

45:15 – Poltergeists as psychokinesis

48:20 – Skinwalker Ranch — entity or human?

51:05 – Deception vs. evil

53:40 – Closing the loop vs. living in openness

55:12 – X-Men are real?

57:20 – Why we embrace fantasy but reject reality

Request to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/

  continue reading

313 episodes

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Content provided by Meredith Hackwith Edwards. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Meredith Hackwith Edwards or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Can we take psi seriously while maintaining critical thinking? Jeffrey Kripal, PhD, explores the YES AND of the ordinary & extraordinary. You’ll hear about precognition, poltergeists, Skinwalker Ranch, time travel, demons & X-Men.

Jeffrey Kripal, PhD is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also the author or co-author of thirteen books including, How to Think Impossibly: about souls, ufos, time, belief and everything else.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 287: IF ALIENS ARE REAL, WHY DOES NO ONE CARE?

Guest:

https://a.co/d/9OAQIWi

https://jeffreyjkripal.com/

Host:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/

[email protected]

https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/

https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/

00:00 – What sounds crazy now, but won’t later?

02:15 – Meet Dr. Jeffrey Kripal: real-life Professor X

04:10 – What happens when we stop “thinking possibly”?

06:30 – Is impossible thinking actually pro-social?

09:20 – Beyond self: why impossibility matters

11:00 – The John story: a visit from the future

15:05 – Why impossible experiences are deeply emotional

17:15 – Meredith’s own “it’s gonna be okay” voice

19:40 – Breaking time down like a fifth grader

23:00 – Is time a function of the brain?

26:00 – A child’s prank turns prophetic

28:45 – Feeling special but set apart

30:12 – “Think-with” vs. “listen-lite”

32:18 – Stories that want to be told

34:05 – Time as a sales pitch or reality?

36:20 – Einstein, relativity & no universal “now”

39:14 – Are precognitive visions real physics?

42:02 – When religion calls it “the devil”

45:15 – Poltergeists as psychokinesis

48:20 – Skinwalker Ranch — entity or human?

51:05 – Deception vs. evil

53:40 – Closing the loop vs. living in openness

55:12 – X-Men are real?

57:20 – Why we embrace fantasy but reject reality

Request to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/

  continue reading

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