Meredith for Real: the curious introvert Ep. 308: How to Think Impossibly: Precognition, Poltergeists & Time
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?
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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
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