American Cosmic by D.W. Pasulka - Book Review

This video is a review of the book "American Cosmic" by Diana Walsh Pasulka.
"More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial life, a system that is changing and even supplanting traditional religions.
Over the course of a six-year ethnographic study, D.W. Pasulka interviewed successful and influential scientists, professionals, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence, thereby disproving the common misconception that only fringe members of society believe in UFOs. She argues that widespread belief in aliens is due to a number of factors including their ubiquity in modern media like The X-Files, which can influence memory, and the believability lent to that media by the search for planets that might support life. American Cosmic explores the intriguing question of how people interpret unexplainable experiences, and argues that the media is replacing religion as a cultural authority that offers believers answers about non-human intelligent life."
This book challenged me in ways no other book ever has. No matter what your opinion is on UFOs, this book is a must-read to understand the era we're living in.
Diana was not prepared for what she encountered when she started researching the phenomenon, and I was not prepared for her book 😅
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📚"American Cosmic" by D.W. Pasulka
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Thank you, Justin, for this brilliant book review. I haven't read Diana's book, but I have seen Kurt's interview with her on TOE (highly recommended!). The way I see it, given what we know about the vastness and age of the universe, it would be absurd to assume that terrestrial life is the only intelligence in existence. With all that being said, I agree with you that this field is so badly contaminated with BS, that it is not surprising that many rational people don't take it seriously. I really appreciate your video!

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Yes, I agree. Statistically, it seems almost impossible that we're alone. It also seems like a rather arrogant assumption to me that we're the most advanced. 🤷 I haven't seen that interview yet! I love TOE though. Thanks for the recommendation! I saw her on American Alchemy with Jesse Michels which I also recommend. Thanks again for watching and for always leaving such thoughtful comments!