Can metaphysical experiences be real? | Slavoj Žižek and Rupert Sheldrake

Parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake goes head to head with philosopher Slavoj Žižek on metaphysical experiences and religion. This excerpt is from “Fantasy and the void“ featuring Slavoj Žižek, Rupert Sheldrake and Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen. Wes Alwan hosts. Watch the full debate at #TheMetaphysicalExperience #WillScienceReplaceReligion #FantasyAndTheVoid Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana’s Department of Philosophy. He is the author of several books, including The Sublime Object of Ideology, The Parallax View, Living in the End Times and Heaven in Disorder. His unique style of philosophy, which is often imbued with humour