Is Objective Reality a Myth?

Why is a billionaire funding a global campaign to ban safer alternatives to tobacco products and convince the public to believe the lie that nicotine causes cancer? This episode of Rethinking Reality exposes the anti-science disinformation campaign about nicotine that's taken over public health agencies in the past five years to become the culturally acceptable narrative. Let's talk about why billionaire octogenarian Michael Bloomberg is spending his fortune on banning tobacco alternative products, how Big Tobacco and Big Pharma benefit from anti-vaping propaganda, and the millions of lives that will be lost because of these lies. Hosted by Erika HeidewaldFull list of sources can be found on my Patreon but here are just a few so you know I'm not just making this all up:https://www.patreon.com/erikaheidewaldThe war on nicotine will fail but could kill millionshttps://clivebates.com/the-war-on-nicotine-will-fail-but-could-kill-millions/Bloomberg’s Philanthro-Colonialism: A Threat to Global Health and Sciencehttps://cei.org/opeds_articles/bloombergs-philanthro-colonialism-a-threat-to-global-health-and-science/Resistance to the Anti-Nicotine Movement Sparked by a Betrayalhttps://filtermag.org/anti-nicotine-resistance/Bloomberg’s Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloombergs-millions-funded-an-effective-campaign-against-vaping-could-it-do-more-harm-than-good?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in

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/[email protected]

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 [email protected]! 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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]

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/[email protected]