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Mike's Multiverse

Episode 27 - Night Terrors, Near Death Experiences, and the Burden of Proof

Mike's Multiverse

Mike McHargue

Science, Leisure, Society & Culture, Games

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2015

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How do we know we all see colors the same way? What would it take for you to walk away from faith? What happens in our brains during near-death experiences? Are night terrors neurological or demonic in origin? You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com. The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here. Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper. How do we know we all see colors the same way? What Color is the Dress? Science Knows. VSAUCE - Is Your Red The Same as My Red? What would it take for you to walk away from faith? Spectrum of Theism (the Dawkins Scale) What happens in our brains during near-death experiences? Near-Death Experiences May Be Explained By Heart-Brain Connection Near-Death Experiences: The Brain is the Key Are night terrors neurological or demonic in origin? Sleep Paralysis Night Terrors Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin. Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde. The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy. You've got questions, he's got answers. Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway. You've got problems, he won't solve them, But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face. Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Night Tears, Near Death Experiences, and The Burden of Proof.

0:04.0

All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike.

0:08.0

You've got questions, he's got answers, even though we may not understand.

0:14.0

He'll talk anyway.

0:16.0

He won't solve them.

0:18.0

But he'll talk and talking

0:20.0

and talking till he's blue in the face.

0:22.0

Science, faith, and life.

0:25.0

Ask Science Mike!

0:27.0

Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the Weekly Podcast,

0:32.0

where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life.

0:35.0

I've got an event coming up in September in New York City with Forefront Church, but tickets are on sale right now and space is really limited.

0:44.0

So if you're interested in seeing me live in New York talking about sex,

0:47.5

drugs, violence and addiction, go to Ask Science Mike.com for tickets and information,

0:52.3

but otherwise let's get it started.

0:54.0

Hey science Mike.

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I have a question that I've been asking for a long time and don't feel like I've ever gotten a straight answer on

1:06.4

So I want to know how we know that we're all seeing the same colors.

1:13.0

So for example, when I was young, my parents

1:15.3

trained me to call the color of the grass green.

1:20.2

But I don't know that what I'm seeing is green and what you're seeing is green are the same thing.

1:27.0

I'd love to know more about the science behind how this works and finally get a straight answer on this.

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