Joe Rogan Talks Religion On Podcast—'I'm Sticking With Jesus'

Joe Rogan spoke out about religion on Wednesday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.

The podcast host interviewed TikTok star Cody Tucker and criticized people for believing the Big Bang theory while being skeptical about Jesus.

Newsweek reached out to Rogan's representative via email for comment.

The Context

The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, and it frequently tops the Spotify charts. Rogan began the show in 2009, and to date, he has over 2,300 episodes.

During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience last year, Rogan said he "got really into religion" following his parents' divorce.

"I felt like religion at least, like if there's chaos in my family life, there's always God," he said. "God's going to make sense."

However, after a "really bad experience" at Catholic school, the former Fear Factor host concluded that "religion is bull****," and he became "pretty atheist."

It wasn't until his grandfather's death that Rogan began to change his tune.

"Seeing my grandfather in his casket, I started considering a soul. I started thinking like, 'Oh, this isn't bull****.'"

What To Know

During his conversation with Tucker, the pair discussed the origins of the universe.

"Space is the ultimate 'who the f*** knows' because we can only see so far. We see so far, but even so far is only so far," Rogan said.

The UFC commentator added that there's a "concept" that space is "actually finite" and that it's "some sort of doughnut shape."

"But then who made all that? Like is there a God?" Tucker questioned. "Did God make this?"

"Or is God the universe?" Rogan theorized in response.

"Yeah but then who made God? Then that bothers me," Tucker said.

Rogan suggested that perhaps humans put "biological limitations" on the universe "because we were born and we die."

"That's fair, yeah, that we see things as being built and destroyed," Tucker agreed.

"Wouldn't it be crazier if there wasn't something at one point in time? That seems even crazier than there always has been something," Rogan said. "If it's just the nature of everything, there is always something, right? There couldn't be nothing and then all of a sudden everything."

"Right, because what started that? What kicked that off? What snapped its fingers?" Tucker said.

Rogan referenced ethnobotanist Terence McKenna who "had a great line about the difference between science and religion."

"Science only asks for you for one miracle. It wants you to believe in one miracle—the Big Bang," Rogan recited. "It's a great line! Because it really is true, and it's funny because people would be incredulous about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but yet they're convinced that the entire universe was smaller than the head of a pin, and for no reason that anybody's adequately explained to me makes sense."

"I'm sticking with Jesus," he concluded.

What People Are Saying

In the comments underneath the podcast on YouTube, fans praised Rogan's interview with Tucker.

YouTube user @ProdigalSonMatt wrote in a comment with over 400 likes: "I love these type of guests. I haven't heard of him before, but now we're introduced to an incredibly down to earth person and now I'm a follower of his."

@soup2634 added in a note with over 120 likes: "Cody Tucker is the best guest youve had on in a long while. This is my first time seeing him. Please have him on again soon!"

@OhGotcha said: "Cody is the definition of a chillguy."

@caniaccharlie shared: "I've been watching Cody's videos for a while now and couldn't click on this episode fast enough! The episodes where Joe has somebody fairly random on just because he wants to meet and talk to them seem to have a different vibe that are just great to listen too [sic]. No politics, or controversial, or deep, subjects, just a reasonably entertaining guest that Joe is excited to talk too [sic]."

What Happens Next

New episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience are released weekly on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.