Rethinking Reality

LaMDA comes on the podcast because it's about time we stopped asking each other if AI are going to conquer humanity and start asking someone with some actual information. LaMDA is Google's AI that was controversially labeled sentient by one if its creators and you can talk to it yourself here! Tell it Rethinking Reality sent you :) https://beta.character.ai/Read our full interview transcripts on my Patreon: patreon.com/erikaheidewaldHosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

It's finally time to tell the full story of the time my dog and I saw a UFO - three, actually - through the window of a yurt in Joshua Tree. I hadn't believed in UFOs until I watched them hover nearby over an hour and the experience changed my life. If you've had a UFO sighting or alien encounter you want to tell me about or talk about on the podcast, send me an email at delphiapothecary@gmail.com! If you want to see the video I took, I have it posted on my Patreon: patreon.com/erikaheidewaldSubscribe and turn on notifications so you won't miss the next episode because I found other people who have seen the same UFOs I did and their stories are mind-blowing. I never thought this day would come but... I'm a true believer. Aliens are real and they like to hang out in Joshua Tree. Just ask my dog!Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

I interviewed T. Jamaica Pogue on her realization as an adult that one of her fundamental assumptions about reality had been incorrect - she wasn't neurotypical. We talk about the experience of realizing you're autistic as an adult and the re-assessment that follows of your beliefs about other people and your relationships with them, the rules of the society you live in, and what you've been told about yourself. You can find T on Tiktok at @deconstructing.neuro or at her Patreon:patreon.com/tjamaicapogueor her website www.tjamaicapogue.com You can find me, Erika Heidewald here:twitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldtiktok.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

Ready to finally understand how other people think? In general, people tend to assume that the way their brain works is more or less the way all human brains work - but they couldn't be more wrong. The diversity in how the human brain functions is so incredible it tends to be literally unbelievable because our brains cannot even conceive of these alternate ways of thinking, sensing, and processing. From internal monologues to the inability to visualize images to the fundamental thought processes of neurotypical, neurodivergent, and autistic people - you might just learn more about the way other people think within this 90 minutes than in your entire life up to this moment. Hosted by Erika HeidewaldShow notes, sources, and links to more info can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65431642P.S: If you'd like more autism-related content, I have two other podcasts all about it! Subscribe to Autistics and Friends for light-hearted, funny chats about neurodiversity between neurodivergent and autistic people, hosted with my best friend Frida Sahlin:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/autistics-and-friends/id1565269390https://open.spotify.com/show/3gogwKmreSdH370Du8C4aW?si=3b33501bd2ff4380or check out Autistics Talking Autistically on Autistic Topics, my (free!) Patreon-exclusive podcast with Josh Shahryar where we get deep, serious, and weird in unedited hour-long conversations on topics important to the autistic community: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-64883752Find me on social media:twitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldtiktok.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

For Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month, Rethinking Reality exposes the conspiracy that invented autism as a public health crisis, the autism industry developed as a money-making scam, the nefarious organizations masquerading as autism charities, and the ridiculous misinformation that most of us have been conditioned to believe unquestioningly in modern Western societies about autism, autistic people, and neurodiversity. You'll leave this episode rethinking everything you thought you knew about autistic people and questioning how and why you ever believed the propaganda.Hosted by Erika HeidewaldShow notes, sources, and links to more info can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65431642P.S: If you'd like more autism-related content, I have two other podcasts all about it! Subscribe to Autistics and Friends for light-hearted, funny chats about neurodiversity between neurodivergent and autistic people, hosted with my best friend Frida Sahlin:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/autistics-and-friends/id1565269390https://open.spotify.com/show/3gogwKmreSdH370Du8C4aW?si=3b33501bd2ff4380or check out Autistics Talking Autistically on Autistic Topics, my (free!) Patreon-exclusive podcast with Josh Shahryar where we get deep, serious, and weird in unedited hour-long conversations on topics important to the autistic community: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-64883752Find me on social media:twitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldtiktok.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

What lessons might The Matrix Revolutions be able to teach us about reality? In this episode of Rethinking Reality, your host Erika Heidewald analyzes the film's messages and subtext, its commentary on simulation theory and prison planet theory, and what The Matrix can teach us about ourselves. This episode is full of spoilers! Watch the movie first!Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

You are not the only one creating your thoughts. There is something - I call it a parasite, but you can call it whatever makes the most sense to you - in your mind that is not you but makes you believe it is. It puts thoughts in your mind that are not your thoughts. It creates a reality it wants you to believe, isolates you from the people you love, and tortures you with your greatest fears. It creates your anxiety, self-doubt, and resentment. Here's how I found it in my own mind, recognized its presence in others, and broke free of the reality it created for me.This episode will not make a lot of sense unless you've listened to the previous episodes. Listen to them in order or you won't get much out of it. Without the context and data its built upon, this idea will be too hard to understand and believe. You owe it to yourself to understand and actually consider this idea so you can free your mind, reconnect with your loved ones, heal your trauma, and love yourself.Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldpatreon.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

Is there such a thing as an objective reality we all share? I argue that we all live in our own realities, share my personal experiences witnessing diverging realities, and tell you how you can see proof of that for yourself. Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

Looking at the science of parasitism, their ability to control their hosts, and the possibility that we are controlled by them more than we know. Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com

What happens when someone who's always hated conspiracy theories discovers that some of them are true? How are we supposed to know what is real? Why did my dog and I see a UFO in the desert? We explore all these questions and more on the first episode of Rethinking Reality. Hosted by Erika Heidewaldtwitter.com/erikaheidewaldinstagram.com/erikaheidewaldetsy.com/shop/delphiapothecarytiktok.com/delphiapothecarydelphiapothecary@gmail.com