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Did a wired-up ski helmet really make people “feel God”? We explore the God Helmet, failed replications, and what its story reveals about belief, expectation, and the placebo effect.
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of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the John Templeton Foundation or the Center for
Mind and Culture.
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Did a wired-up ski helmet really make people “feel God”? We explore the God Helmet, failed replications, and what its story reveals about belief, expectation, and the placebo effect.
Join our Patreon community! patreon.com/religionforbreakfast
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters
This video was made possible through the support of grant
#TRT-2021-10499 from the John Templeton Foundation
managed by the Center for Mind and Culture. The
opinions expressed in this publication are those
of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the John Templeton Foundation or the Center for
Mind and Culture.
