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Diana Walsh Pasulka argues that belief in alien technology can lead to real technological advancements, even if the belief itself is not based on actual alien tech.
Diana Walsh Pasulka · Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief
The concept of 'technogenesis' describes the coevolution of humans and technology, suggesting that we engage with technology rather than merely using it.
Diana Walsh Pasulka · Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief
Pasulka suggests that extraterrestrial civilizations might communicate through consciousness itself, a method incomprehensible to humans.
Diana Walsh Pasulka · Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief
The secularization thesis, which posits that rational progress decreases religiosity, is challenged as people remain deeply religious.
Diana Walsh Pasulka · Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief
Nietzsche's idea of the bermensch suggests that few will embody this ideal, but it challenges the moral framework in a post-religious society.
Diana Walsh Pasulka · Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion & the Nature of Belief
Voices on belief
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Go read
4 books and papers cited across these episodes.
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What experts find new
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Still unresolved
1 open questions flagged across these conversations.
The thinkers
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