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Explore What Science Can’t Answer: Understanding The Telepathy Tapes, Near Death Experiences, & Supernatural Abilities w/ Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal

2025/2/14
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Mayim Bialik: 我认为人们有不同的能力，包括自闭症谱系人士和经历过创伤的人，他们可能对事物有不同的感知能力。科学常常因为害怕而回避研究这些超自然现象，但我们应该保持开放的心态，探索这些可能性。 Jeffrey Kripal: 我一直在努力在学术界推广这些话题，因为我认为讨论它们非常重要。我们常常因为唯物主义的世界观而害怕超自然现象，但历史和宗教都表明，有些人确实以不同的方式体验现实。科学家们常常因为害怕被否定而不敢研究这些现象，但我们应该保持好奇心，探索这些未知的领域。 Jonathan Cohen: 我认为怀疑主义可能会阻止人们访问周围的信息。如果我们能放下怀疑，或许就能打开访问超感官信息的大门。我们应该探讨这些机制，并思考信息是如何在宇宙中存在的。

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This chapter explores the limitations of science in studying metaphysical and supernatural abilities. It discusses how the very act of scientific measurement might prevent these phenomena from occurring and how skepticism can limit our understanding of the world.
  • Science's inability to measure extra-sensory abilities may be due to the nature of measurement itself.
  • Skepticism, while important, can limit exploration of the unexplainable.
  • The act of measurement may prevent certain phenomena from occurring.

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Jeffrey J. Kripal is a professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas and he is back on the pod to answer all your burning questions about the chart topping podcast THE TELEPATHY TAPES (is it real? Is it a hoax?), near-death experiences, and how science falls short when studying the metaphysical and supernatural abilities. Jeffrey explains how the very attempt at measuring extra-sensory abilities could make them unmeasurable. Mayim and Jeffrey explore the possibility that those with autism, ADHD or who are nonverbal may be able to tap into another realm and how fear plays a large role in limiting our perception of these abilities.

 

Jeffrey J. Kripal's latest book, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else: https://a.co/d/6lCLZOB)