D. W. Pasulka: Could We Become Ultra-Human? UFOs, A.I. & Our Evolution

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge by Tami Simon

Jul 28, 202601:04:56Religion & Spirituality

A century ago, a Jesuit priest predicted that humanity would evolve into something he called the "ultra-human." Tami Simon speaks with religious studies scholar D.W. Pasulka—author of The Others: UFOs, AI, and the Secret...

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