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As long as the theories aren't verified by observation, they remain speculation and can't be considered scientific knowledge. The other problem is that since there is no observable data, there is no way to guide the theories to greater accuracy to reality, but they just go off in tangents that are mathematically interesting. Hence they become more pure mathematics. If someone in the future finds a clever way to make an experiment then things change.

Technically, string theory and multiverse theories aren’t science. Because a scientific theory needs to form a hypothesis that can be refuted or validated through observation. However, it is basically impossible to construct experiments to verify any of these theories. The dimensions of string theory are just too small and you can’t go outside your own universe to verify another universe. So, these theories are really mathematics or philosophy. Apparently, string theory produces interesting mathematical results. So it is of some value to mathematics. As for particle physics, they are bumping up against real constraints in reality. They keep finding new particles and don’t know if there is an underlying mechanism that explains it. Also, super colliders are extremely expensive so is it worth spending billions of dollars to find a new particle which doesn’t really contribute to a furtherance of knowledge? This is a complex issue but it is real and not due to corruption in the system.

The best way to defeat the conservatives would be to return to real issues such as economic justice, healthcare, and education. Bernie Sanders showed that this can be successful. You could add to that the issue of equity capital buying up all the housing in America so that ordinary people can never buy a home. And then there is the inflation which is the result of the Federal Reserve creating money to make the stock market go up. These are real issues that affect ordinary people. Return to real values. A woman president is not an inherent virtue. Replace hysteria with common sense. Now you have a winning formula.

In my experience, music has been important to the quality of my inner journey. I have attended many ceremonies where they play the medicine songs. I eventually grew dissatisfied with this format because each song is from 3 to 4 minutes, and each song would stimulate different images and a different theme with no long term continuity resulting in an aimless journey. I purchased a pair of Bose noise-cancelling headphones to block out the ceremony music and started experimenting with my own playlists played on my own mp3 player. For a recent mushroom ceremony, I made two playlists. The one playlist was Scientific Sound music from Jeffrey Thompson. This music has entrainment frequencies, such as alpha, beta, gamma, and lambda. The other playlist was shamanic meditation music. I started out with the scientific music playlist and found that it wasn’t focusing my journey any better than the ceremony music. So I switched to the shamanic music. I put the following musical arrangement on repeat loop and played it all night. It is called “Spirit Awakening Sounds of Empowerment Shamanic Meditation Music”. This music put my in a profound and deep state of meditation. In my visions, a powerful shaman appeared to me healing me with his powerful frequencies. I felt divine energy flowing through my body and the awakening of powerful masculine energy. It was a journey of deep healing. The music is from a YouTube channel called “Larimar Sound Alchemy”. As far as I am concerned, this artist is an inspired shaman. The scientific music was too mechanical. The shamanic music uses the human voice which is living and infinitely more subtle in its abilities to penetrate the heart and heal.

I was just noting the similarity between then and now, and then asked a question. But I agree that what you read into my response is not logical.

Globalism is based on slave labor in China which creates imbalances in the global system. Sustainable?

Wanting to eliminate flouride from the water doesn't make you a weirdo, especially considering that flouride is one of the most toxic chemicals known to man. Even though they claim small amounts are "safe" it is a policy worth reviewing.

I felt better about Trump when RFK joined, because RFK is the only politician who gives me the feeling that he really cares and he is very smart, knows the government like the back of his hand, and has specific plans for regulatory reform.

I think that the current politics is a negation of the idealism of the hippies. The hippies only lasted a few years and the movement was destroyed by Charles Manson. The current Western establishment, including the democratic party, are neoliberal capitalists in favor of forever wars to secure their power and privileges. This is exactly the opposite of the old left that opposed the Vietnam war and the old 60s liberals who believed in tolerance and free speech.

I have done over 50 ceremonies and I recommend it for people starting out. Having people around and someone to help you reduces anxiety and fear. But, if you want to take a deep dive it can be limiting. I have attended ceremonies with noise cancelling headphones which cuts out most of the noise and distractions and provides the space I need to go deep.

Nicotine was put on the F list. But I have used rapeh (peruvian snuff) towards the end of a mushroom journey and it is powerful putting me into deep states of meditation. Be very careful though.

Robert Kennedy endorsed Trump and Kennedy is a rational thinker. In an interview Kennedy said Trump was more likely to support his proposed regulatory reforms and he wouldn’t have a chance with Harris. I believe that Kennedy’s MAHA (make America healthy again) movement is important. It addresses big pharma and a food industry that is destroying the health of the people. Ironically, if Trump gives Kennedy real power, a Trump administration could end up making real progressive reforms that are far more important than the democratic party’s obsession with marginal issues of sexual identity.

I looked at his bio on his web page and it appears that he has studied the healing songs from Peru. "Hello I am Larimar, a complementary therapist based in London UK that specialises in the use of vocal harmonics and musical instruments for Relaxation, Healing, Shamanic Journey, Inspiration of Inner Vision and Empowerment. I offer one to one Sound Healing, group Sound Baths and Sound Meditations in person as well as online. My fascination with music and sound begun in my early childhood when I heard my voice being played back to me on a cassette, hearing my own voice coming out of a speaker absolutely blew my mind. Imagine hearing your own voice played back for the first time ever! Amazed by this experience I started recording stories that were playing out in my mind as a little kid on a tape recorder that was gifted to me by my grandmother. This led to playing around on my mother’s old guitar, then to jamming with friends in the local park all the way to writing and recording music in my home studio. In 2010 I was introduced to the plant medicine called Ayahuasca, a key moment in my live that led me onto the path of healing and the study of Shamanism, Systematic Kinesiology, Neurokinetic Therapy and Reiki. Spending many years holding plant medicine ceremonies, I have observed, witnessed and studied the healing abilities of music and song, especially when coupled with intention. I was particularly touched and inspired by the healing songs ( Icaros ) of the Shipibo people from Peru. In parallel, during my long-time practice of Capoeira ( an Afro- Brazilian art form combining martial arts, music and philosophy ), I begun to notice similarities in its ritualistic use of rhythm and singing and the effects it had on my well- being. The time had finally come to formally study Sound Healing at the Sound Healing Academy in 2016 under Tony Nec, opening the doors to conducting Sound Baths for our South West London community and corporate companies such as Dropbox, the Beaverbrook Hotel, Sanctuary Spa and the Travers Smith Law Firm. Sound Healing is an easily accessible and very effective form of complementary therapy that yields profound results in helping people restore well-being. Through the therapeutic application of vocals and instruments a state of deep relaxation can be achieved. In this state of meditative awareness not only stress and stored emotions are released, but also harmony and clarity can be restored." https://larimarsound.com/about

Davino, yes I am aware of the Icaros. I did a plant diet with a shaman in the Amazon. It's the same principle. They are using the human voice to guide the journey along with a rhythm with drums or rattles to put one into an altered state of consciousness .

Some claim we are in the Kali Yuga where spiritual knowledge is very low. It is just getting worse with the worldwide acceptance of materialism. But ultimately civilization can’t function without making the unconscious conscious. If material values are the most important, then corruption makes perfect sense.

Something like this happened to me on Bufo Alvarius. Your body is doing pranayama. When you think of it the ancient Rishis must have discovered these techniques while in deep altered states of consciousness.

It's speculation. Some have suggested Judaism came from India: Brahman -> Abraham, Saraswati -> Sarah.

Jesus central teaching was "love your neighbor as you love yourself". You can do that without all the theology or belief in a saviour. You can follow that teaching and be a Buddhist or an atheist.

It was Paul that defined the theology. Paul's letters (or epistles) provide much of the theological framework for how early Christian communities understood Jesus' message. His writings delve into themes like grace, faith, salvation, and the role of the law, which became central to Christian doctrine. The idea of the “Christ” that saves souls comes from Paul. Paul never met or knew Jesus, but according to the New Testament, he saw a vision of “Christ”. This is the concept the excites Christians. Of course, there are also the moral teachings of Jesus included in the New Testament.

Buddha's teachings are encoded in the theravada tradition. The idea of a bodisattva comes from the later tradition of mahayana, which the Buddha didn't teach.

The New Testament is mostly Paul's system. If one of your strands believes in an entity called "Christ" that has the ability so save believers than it isn't from the teachings of Jesus. If you believe "do to others as you would do to yourself" than it would be from the Jesus teachings, but Buddha said basically the same thing.

No Jesus didn't teach christianity. Jesus never taught metaphysical principles. Christianity is largely an invention of Paul. Jesus wouldn't have any idea of what christianity is and would probably say "What the fuck?".

Keep in mind that there is no proof that Jesus ever existed. There is a consensus among bible scholars that he did exist, but their opinions are highly self-biased. Furthermore, if he existed, Jesus was not a Christian. The "Christ" is a metaphysical concept, that this metaphysical entity "Christ" will enter your heart and save you if you just believe in it.

That's the illusion they believe in.

Sure, you have the Tibetan Lama that meditates in a cave for a year in the dead of winter and melts the snow with his energy generated from meditation. You aren’t likely to find that in the West. On the other hand, India has a talent for generating some of the most entertaining fake gurus around.