Alex Tsakiris of Skeptiko Interviews Theoretical Physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss About Whether Reincarnation Is Nonsense and Why the Dalai Lama Should Step Down
One of the many aspects [of Buddhism] that is completely ridiculous is [this person] who claims to be a reasonable man, and tries to be in accord with science, the Dalai Lama. His whole position is based on something that is absolutely ridiculous. If [he] really believed in what he said; if he really put his money where his mouth is, he would resign as Dalai Lama because the Dalai Lama is based on reincarnation which is just nonsense.
Alex Tsakiris of Skeptiko Interviews Dr. Michael Shermer About His Skepticism of Near-Death Experience Science
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Michael Shermer, founder of Skeptic magazine, and author ofThe Moral Arc. During the interview Dr. Shermer discusses how his interpretation of a peer-reviewed near-death experience research paper outraged the researcher:
Alex Tsakiris of Skeptiko Interviews Harvard-Trained Social Scientist Dr. Jeffery Martin About Whether Enlightenment Can Be Taught
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Harvard-trained social scientist Dr. Jeffery Martin. During the interview Martin discusses the goals of his research on transformational states: