Annie Jacobsen
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And then you think of your own self, what do I wish for in this world, right? Because, you know... I do think all things come from what happens, you know, metaphorically around the dinner table, right? Like what people put their eyes on becomes interesting and expands what people talk about.
And then you think of your own self, what do I wish for in this world, right? Because, you know... I do think all things come from what happens, you know, metaphorically around the dinner table, right? Like what people put their eyes on becomes interesting and expands what people talk about.
And ultimately, when you think about the long arc of time in human civilization, it does kind of make you want to communicate more with your enemies, with your adversaries. And, you know, I think about the quote, what Einstein is said to have said, which is that he was asked what weapons World War III would be fought with. And he said...
And ultimately, when you think about the long arc of time in human civilization, it does kind of make you want to communicate more with your enemies, with your adversaries. And, you know, I think about the quote, what Einstein is said to have said, which is that he was asked what weapons World War III would be fought with. And he said...
And ultimately, when you think about the long arc of time in human civilization, it does kind of make you want to communicate more with your enemies, with your adversaries. And, you know, I think about the quote, what Einstein is said to have said, which is that he was asked what weapons World War III would be fought with. And he said...
I don't know, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
I don't know, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
I don't know, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
I'm not sure. I'm going to have to think about that question. But what does come to mind is an answer that was given to me similarly, right, by a man, by Ed Mitchell, who went to the moon. And he was the sixth man to walk on the moon. And so his opinion, I think, might count a little more than mine on that subject because his lens is so much greater. And Mitchell was...
I'm not sure. I'm going to have to think about that question. But what does come to mind is an answer that was given to me similarly, right, by a man, by Ed Mitchell, who went to the moon. And he was the sixth man to walk on the moon. And so his opinion, I think, might count a little more than mine on that subject because his lens is so much greater. And Mitchell was...
I'm not sure. I'm going to have to think about that question. But what does come to mind is an answer that was given to me similarly, right, by a man, by Ed Mitchell, who went to the moon. And he was the sixth man to walk on the moon. And so his opinion, I think, might count a little more than mine on that subject because his lens is so much greater. And Mitchell was...
vilified when he got back from the moon because it became known that he believed in things like extrasensory perception and this kind of mystical, metaphysical way of looking at the world. And he really suffered from that. I mean, he was ridiculed and he lost a lot of his career and his friends. But what he said to me in our interview about his trip home,
vilified when he got back from the moon because it became known that he believed in things like extrasensory perception and this kind of mystical, metaphysical way of looking at the world. And he really suffered from that. I mean, he was ridiculed and he lost a lot of his career and his friends. But what he said to me in our interview about his trip home,
vilified when he got back from the moon because it became known that he believed in things like extrasensory perception and this kind of mystical, metaphysical way of looking at the world. And he really suffered from that. I mean, he was ridiculed and he lost a lot of his career and his friends. But what he said to me in our interview about his trip home,
from the moon answers that great filter question, I think, in a way I might want to adopt, right? Which is this, that he said that as they were returning from the moon to earth, he looked down at the earth and, and I'm paraphrasing him, I write all this in Phenomena, an earlier book, but the paraphrasing is that he looked down from the earth and
from the moon answers that great filter question, I think, in a way I might want to adopt, right? Which is this, that he said that as they were returning from the moon to earth, he looked down at the earth and, and I'm paraphrasing him, I write all this in Phenomena, an earlier book, but the paraphrasing is that he looked down from the earth and
from the moon answers that great filter question, I think, in a way I might want to adopt, right? Which is this, that he said that as they were returning from the moon to earth, he looked down at the earth and, and I'm paraphrasing him, I write all this in Phenomena, an earlier book, but the paraphrasing is that he looked down from the earth and
And it was 1971, and he thought about all the conflict going on down below, particularly the Vietnam War, where many of his friends were. And then he looked behind him into the great vast galaxy. And he had a moment, he says, that was like an epiphany. Like not a near-death experience, but a sort of near-life experience, right?
And it was 1971, and he thought about all the conflict going on down below, particularly the Vietnam War, where many of his friends were. And then he looked behind him into the great vast galaxy. And he had a moment, he says, that was like an epiphany. Like not a near-death experience, but a sort of near-life experience, right?
And it was 1971, and he thought about all the conflict going on down below, particularly the Vietnam War, where many of his friends were. And then he looked behind him into the great vast galaxy. And he had a moment, he says, that was like an epiphany. Like not a near-death experience, but a sort of near-life experience, right?