Recap

Life in the Universe

Tuesday's main guest, Planetary Scientist David Grinspoon chatted about his unconventional new book Lonely Planets, which delves into the origin of life on Earth, as well as conjectures on what life might be like elsewhere. For instance, he suggested that a group of beings that survive for a million years would "become virtually immortal," and that as the universe goes on there will be more of these civilizations.

Grinspoon conceptualized of the universe as "a conscious entity," and was open to the idea that consciousness rather than matter might be the primary element. He discussed the notion of "astrotheology," outlining our (and potentially other planets') quest to know that we are not alone in the universe.

He also touched on the possibility of a Planet X in our solar system, and after being told that it was allegedly on a 3,600-year elliptical orbit, he said its location could be theoretically modeled. Grinspoon also shared his experience attending Steven Greer's Disclosure gathering, where he experienced "cognitive dissonance" because he found the speakers to be intelligent, yet he thought some of their claims such as "there are cities on the moon," to be things he couldn't accept as being true.

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Author and Alien

This image (click on for larger) from David Grinspoon's book Lonely Planets asks the question: "Which is the author and which is the alien?"