Topic: Failed Prophecy

Failed Prophecy comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from November 2021 to April 2024.

November 2021 April 2024

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Dr. Gregory Shushan | Near Death Experience in Indigenous Religion, Afterlife Journeys, & Resurrection
• 45:30 - 47:57

Dr. Gregory Shushan | Near Death Experience in Indigenous Religion, Afterlife Journeys, & Resurrection

Failed Prophecies and the Psychological Dimension of NDEs

In the 1980s, researchers Kenneth Ring and Margot Grey independently found that many NDE survivors returned with prophecies of a global catastrophe occurring around 1992. Since these events did not transpire, Dr. Shushan considers whether these messages are purely psychological manifestations of planetary anxiety. This raises questions about the objective reality of NDE communications versus their role as symbolic resolutions of fear and rebirth.

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Forrest Maready |  The Moth In The Iron Lung, Metallic Medicine, & Industrial Chemicals
• 45:37 - 50:36

Forrest Maready | The Moth In The Iron Lung, Metallic Medicine, & Industrial Chemicals

Human Psychology, Cognitive Dissonance and SV40 Contamination

Maready explores why people struggle to admit vaccine injury, citing the book When Prophecy Fails and the psychology of doubling down on beliefs. He references the historical contamination of polio vaccines with the SV40 simian virus, which took decades to manifest as cancer. The segment criticizes the social media trend of "vaccine pride," where individuals celebrate their vaccination status even after experiencing side effects like myocarditis.