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Scientist Claims Discovery of Genetic Mutation Eliminating Psychic Ability Linked to Christian Inquisition

Joe Rogan Experience · #2513 - Dean Radin · June 11, 2026
Scientist Claims Discovery of Genetic Mutation Eliminating Psychic Ability Linked to Christian Inquisition
Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan Experience
#2513 - Dean Radin
"The controls had a mutation in their intron sequence. Countries that were exposed to Christianity, the longer they were exposed, the more this intron sequence was there. The Inquisition had systematically looked for people over hundreds of years who had these abilities, and then they killed them. You can see it in the genome."
Dean Radin revealed research comparing DNA of 3,000 self-identified psychics to control subjects, finding psychics were genetically 'wild type' while controls showed mutations in intron sequences that turn off psychic sensitivity. His team discovered a direct correlation between length of Christian exposure in different countries and prevalence of this mutation, suggesting the Inquisition systematically eliminated people with psychic abilities, leaving a genetic signature visible today.

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On this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan interviewed Dean Radin, a scientist who has spent decades researching consciousness and psychic phenomena at institutions including Bell Labs, Princeton, and the classified Stargate remote viewing program. Radin revealed previously undisclosed details about his work on Stargate at SRI International under Hal Puthoff, describing the extreme secrecy levels including top secret SCI special access clearances where even the code word was classified. He recounted operational successes including a remote viewer locating a crashed nuclear bomber in Africa that President Carter later publicly confirmed. The conversation covered Radin's groundbreaking genetic research on psychic ability, revealing that people with psychic talents are genetically 'wild type' while non-psychics have mutations in intron sequences that suppress these abilities. His team discovered these suppressing mutations are more prevalent in countries with longer Christian exposure, suggesting the Inquisition systematically eliminated psychic individuals, leaving a visible genetic signature. Radin also discussed his biotech company Cognigenics, which is developing an intranasal RNA treatment that showed 100% memory improvement and near-total anxiety reduction in animal studies, now advancing to primate trials for eventual human dementia treatment with potential cognitive enhancement applications. The episode explored philosophical questions about consciousness, materialism versus idealism, and whether reality is fundamentally mental or physical. Radin shared personal experiences including successfully bending a spoon and an extraordinary four-part synchronicity where he manifested meeting another psi researcher whose lab contained the exact equipment Radin had been drawing on a whiteboard. Throughout, Radin emphasized that while psychic phenomena produce small statistical effects in controlled laboratory settings, real-world applications and historical accounts suggest far greater capabilities exist that science has yet to fully understand or replicate.

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