Joe Rogan Experience #666 - Duncan Trussell

Duncan performed satanic puppet act at LaVey wedding

Satanism as philosophy of indulgence and self-defense

Nuclear weapons more effective than pacifism

U.S. dropped atomic bomb despite Japanese surrender willingness

Atomic bomb dropped on civilians was insane

AI is next atomic bomb-level threat

Demons would prefer to possess AI over humans

Humans resist evolution to post-human existence

ISIS members compared to armed chimpanzees

Humans kill over religious beliefs

Human violence is natural evolutionary process

Humans falsely separate themselves from nature

Game of Thrones editor killed by lion in safari

Drunk safari tourists could trigger lion attacks

Oppenheimer quoted Bhagavad Gita about atomic bomb

Most people unqualified to be police officers

Drug prohibition laws make police the enemy

Cops who arrest marijuana users are insane

Marijuana prohibition worse than environmental destruction

Humans have right to use any drug

Pharmaceutical companies not held accountable like drug dealers

Pharmaceutical deaths treated differently than illegal drug deaths

Trump made controversial statements about Mexican immigrants

National borders are arbitrary divisions

Arnold Schwarzenegger was effective California governor

Small group of politicians control millions of people

Lyndon Johnson engaged in unaccountable misconduct

Police face dangerous situations justifying force

Police violence understandable given stress

Few people qualified for police work

Drug prohibition should be eliminated

Marijuana legalization would make people more empathetic

Drug laws are unjust government overreach

Aspirin more dangerous than marijuana

Woman died from drinking too much water in contest

Marijuana cannot cause fatal overdose

Technology advanced but drug laws unchanged

Psychedelic drugs should be legalized for medical use

Pharmaceutical companies act like heroin dealers

Prescription opioids same as illegal heroin

Pharmaceutical companies escape accountability for deaths

Hunter Thompson's drug policy for Aspen mayor campaign

LSD appears when person is ready for it

Psychedelics appear when person is ready

Skeptics lack fun and imagination

Religious symbols effective even if false

Jesus, Santa, ghosts, reincarnation all false

Subjective experience is real part of material universe

ISIS members are advanced spiritual beings

Lonely woman converted to Islam and joined ISIS

Lonely people vulnerable to religious radicalization

Radical Islamic speeches have attractive appeal

Religious belief systems create grooves in spacetime

Mecca pilgrims are spiritually advanced beings

Black Stone of Mecca resembles female genitalia

Meteor impacts necessary for life on Earth

Pterodactyls would have prevented human aviation

Two shark attack victims lost arms in North Carolina

Nearly fell into volcano while intoxicated in Hawaii

Motorcycle crash video shows severe injury

Cryotherapy addiction for health benefits

Cryotherapy reduces inflammation and aids healing

Sauna use reduces mortality by 40 percent

Extreme heat triggers body's healing response

Bigfoot hunting show was not scientific

Television production too many voices and constraints

Podcast freedom impossible with corporate oversight

Corporate control over guest selection unacceptable

Only successful shows get creative freedom

Chappelle Show censored by network

Network prioritized advertising over creative freedom

Chappelle walked away from 50 million for integrity

Chappelle believes in Bilderberg Group conspiracy

Federal Reserve is privately owned company

Banks launder money and get bailed out with tax dollars

Kennedy assassination shows government opacity

Presidential position is helpless and impossible

Presidents either hapless victims or narcissists

Presidents drop bombs killing children

Presidents choose to kill foreign civilians over citizens

Presidents kill children while advancing progressive policies

Presidential job more insane than police work

Obama was charismatic and put Maron at ease

Secret Service snipers and security at Maron's house

Maron wore flannel to interview Obama

Obama acknowledged existence of black helicopters

Obama administration improved healthcare access

Obama administration enabled marijuana legalization

Obama administration legalized gay marriage but persecuted whistleblowers

Snowden hiding in Russia for exposing unconstitutional NSA

Presidents like family members hiding dark secrets

Acknowledging presidential crimes would destroy government

Snowden is patriot hiding from government persecution

Whistleblowing could compromise counterterrorism

Constitution outdated for modern surveillance

NSA spying on Americans without stopping terrorism

NSA agents accessed personal emails and photos

NSA agents have unchecked power

Snowden exposed NSA security vulnerabilities

NSA surveillance fundamentally changes human relationships

Police power imbalance similar to NSA surveillance

Surveillance changes behavior like quantum observation

Guantanamo force-feeds detainees against their will

Guantanamo detainees force-fed like torture victims

Guantanamo detainees held without trial for ideology

Guantanamo detentions are thought crimes

Leaders not held accountable so they take more power

Leaders control accountability mechanisms

Bush administration war crimes will never be investigated

Progressive policies distract from government crimes

Recent presidents violated constitutional rules

Without accountability, society must deny reality