Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
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Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
Your thoughts might be capable of traveling where your body cannot. For over twenty years, the United States government poured resources into exploring this seemingly impossible concept through a classified program eventually known as Project Stargate. Remote viewing—the ability to mentally perceive and describe distant locations without using conventional senses—wasn't just a fringe experiment. It involved serious scientists, military personnel, and intelligence agencies looking for unconve...
Aliens? Yes! But Maybe No
Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
