Podcaster Joe Rogan has sparked discussion by suggesting the discovery of an extraterrestrial threat could unite the American people in a manner reminiscent of the national solidarity witnessed after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
A Chilling Historical Comparison
During the latest episode of his immensely popular podcast, released on Thursday, Rogan reflected on how a world-altering event involving visitors from another world might reshape society. He drew a direct parallel to the public response following the 2001 attacks.
"It was a horrible tragedy, but there was a beautiful result temporarily, where everybody was really united," Rogan stated. He recalled the immediate aftermath, noting "American flags on everybody's cars in Los Angeles" and a sense of shared purpose in New York.
Rogan argued that facing a genuine, existential threat from beyond Earth would compel humanity to set aside its differences. He echoed a famous sentiment once voiced by former US President Ronald Reagan at the United Nations, asking listeners to "imagine how united we would be if faced with an alien threat from another world."
Anthropologist Proposes a Radical Theory
Rogan's guest, Dr. Michael P. Masters, a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech, expanded on the host's ideas. Masters, who holds a PhD from The Ohio State University, suggested that humanity might be connected by a deeper, shared consciousness—a concept some researchers link to UFO phenomena.
"If we recognize that we are just fingerprints on the same hand, then we're all iterations of the same overarching consciousness," Masters proposed.
He is known for his unconventional theory, detailed in books like Identified Flying Objects and The Extratempestrial Model, which posits that some UFO encounters may not involve aliens from another planet. Instead, he hypothesises that the so-called "grey" beings could be future human descendants travelling back through time to study their own evolutionary past.
Masters links common abduction reports about reproductive material extraction to a potential future need to address fertility crises. He remains cautious, however, emphasising that many claims require further rigorous study as stigma around the topic fades.
A Long-Standing Obsession with the Unknown
The discussion underscored Rogan's well-documented fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life, a theme he frequently explores in both his podcast and stand-up comedy. He often expresses a belief that "aliens are out there" and that governments may be involved in cover-ups.
Rogan bases his conviction on the sheer scale of the cosmos, arguing that with "hundreds of billions of galaxies", it is a mathematical certainty that other intelligent life exists. While he often focuses on physical evidence and whistleblower testimonies, like that of Bob Lazar, he also entertains alternative theories, including the interdimensional hypothesis, which aligned with Masters' temporal perspective.
The episode concluded by framing the UFO phenomenon as potentially "intratemporal"—originating from within our own timeline rather than from distant stars. Both Rogan and Masters urged discernment in evaluating encounter reports, but agreed that the prospect of a shared external threat could fundamentally redefine human unity.
