Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with physicist, Atheist and author Dr. Victor Stenger about his new book, God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion. During the interview Stenger explains why he believes many parapsychologists, consciousness researchers and near-death experience researchers are charlatans: Alex Tsakiris: As you mentioned,… Read more »
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Sam Harris Won’t Debate Dr. Eben Alexander on Near-Death Experience Science
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for discussion on the exchange between Dr. Sam Harris and Dr. Eben Alexander and the controversy surrounding Dr. Eben Alexander’s new book, Proof of Heaven: Sam Harris: There’s nothing to debate either. He can’t reasonably claim that the relevant parts of his brain (not just the cortex) were “completely shut… Read more »
Graham Nicholls, Out-of-Body Experiences Aren’t All About Angels and Demons
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Graham Nicholls, author of Navigating the Out of Body Experience: Radical New Techniques. During the interview Nicholls discusses some misconceptions about out-of-body experiences: Alex Tsakiris: Your answer is very much in line with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake there, so you guys are on the same page, but… Read more »
Dr. William Bengston’s Hands On Healing Research Ignored by Cancer Industry
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. William Bengston about his book, The Energy Cure: Unraveling the Mystery of Hands-on Healing. During the interview Bengston describes his experiments with hands-on healing: Dr. William Bengston: …starting from these clinical that, for example, malignant growths respond quickly and benign growths don’t respond so quickly,… Read more »
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake Sets Science Free From Dogma
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with biologist and author Dr. Rupert Sheldrake about his new book, Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery. During the interview Sheldrake explains why atheists don’t support scientists who believe ESP has been scientifically proven: Alex Tsakiris: I think that’s part of the problem. I think… Read more »