Studying Indigenous Tribes of Amazon Is NOT What We Were Told | Joe Rogan

After years of work, linguist Daniel Everett read his translation of the Gospel of Mark to the Pirahã, and they couldn’t understand it at all. In this clip, Joe Rogan talks with Daniel Everett about the fearless mindset of Christian missionaries, who often believe they are protected until their task is done, and about his ex-wife, who still lives near the Pirahã with no conversions after all these years. Everett also criticizes “helicopter science,” where researchers visit briefly and publish claims nobody can check, and explains how hard it is to learn a language when you can’t even ask “what is this?” in it. He describes how his first translation, built on English grammar, fell flat. How do you translate a text into a language when you can’t even ask what a word means? 💬 What do you think about the challenges of studying and translating isolated languages? Share your thoughts below! 👉 Like, Subscribe, and turn on notifications for more consciousness and ancient mystery clips. #DanielEverett #Pirahã #linguistics #amazontribe #HelicopterScience #joerogan #jre #anthropology #unexplained