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@strika Occult and conspiracy theories are different things. And if you say some stuff, it doesn't mean the same things others say.

@Leo Gura I meant platforms that are solely focused on educating oneself. Skillshare, LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, Udemy, Domestika, Teamtreehouse, Pluralsight, Wondrium, etc. There are loads of them focused on different things. Some of them are free, and others are not. E.g., LinkedIn Learning has an AI assistant, which helps you know what kind of courses you can start with. Also, it has a short video format (like YouTube shorts) that focuses on specific things that you won't see in the courses. It is good.

I suggest you not rely on YouTube for self-education too much. There are other platforms that are way better than YouTube in terms of the subject matter and its quality.

@Leo Gura The video was brilliant! Man, I love you even if you don't care. Your self-awareness is outstanding.

Jaguars.

Yay

@Danioover9000 He has an account there.

I've started using the Ground News app. I think it's good. E.g. It's showing the political biases of the news sources, blind spots, etc.

Sure.

So, I have to create an experience of having the consciousness of a demon by imagining that I possess the attributes that I think demons possess?

I'll try. However, I can easily imagine a demon stalking me. If you can imagine having the consciousness of a demon, does that prove that demons exist as physical things? Or is it the sum of all the attributes that humans are afraid to embody, or at least entertain in their minds? As you said, I can imagine what it would be like if I were a tiger. Regardless of whether I imagine them or not, tigers exist. Or is it that whether they exist or not physically is irrelevant?

The "tipping crazy while sober" Why do you think you can do that? To be clear, I'm not saying people shouldn't look further into themselves.

It'll never come close to changing the state of your consciousness. And sometimes, if you're spiritually gifted, you can do it "sober".

@Leo Gura Is a demon a state of mind, or is it a being? Maybe both? You describe it as if humans could be demons. If so, then demons are similar to chameleons.

I'm evil, whether I resist or not. Mind bending.

Mention the forums, books, or websites that you have found that are necessary to understand psychedelics before doing them. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, in all of the things. We were talking from the relative perspective. That's an assumption, and you read it incorrectly. If they don't give me alternatives, I wouldn't be able to teach them why I don't want us to be eaten.

@Scholar I understand what you're saying. I care about not suffering, and I can empathize with people and animals. But caring about animals' suffering doesn't mean that I shouldn't eat them. If some higher intelligent being ate someone I love, I wouldn't be teaching it why it shouldn't eat humans. But the thing is, you think that those beings would only eat non-individuated beings. I just don't see why they would limit themselves to those things, and, for example, not us. Can you also explain why individuated beings (animals) eat each other? Some even eat their kids.

@Jannes It's not like I eat them every day or week. Sometimes, I don't eat them for a month. Anyway, because they are delicious. And I eat them with my salad. I understand. I'm not some crazy meat eater. I love everything, from meat to vegetables. Why don't you extend your identity even further? Maybe I'll be a vegan or something else in the future. Who knows.

@Scholar As an immortal, all-powerful being, why wouldn't I eat an, as you say, individuated being?

As I said, as a human, I don't want to eat my own species, especially infants. Actually, you are projecting human qualities onto animals. I also do that. I can empathize with animals and also eat them. You should contemplate why you're not sensitive to eating a cucumber.

@Scholar Why would I eat vegetables instead of humans? Why is eating vegetables acceptable?

@Jannes No. I'm saying that all of us care about the survival of our own species first, whether you're vegan or something else. I'm not saying that we should create unnecessary suffering for animals. I love animals. @Scholar If my survival depends on eating humans, then I'll eat them. But as a human, I'll try to escape from them.

Eating one's own species is different from eating others. It would be spiritual masturbation if you, as a human, told others to survive by eating anything other than meat because you don't like it. You're actually valuing animals more than other edible things, which I'm not saying is wrong. I'm valuing human life because I want to survive. As long as I survive, it doesn't matter what I eat—meat or plants. Maybe I would eat a human in extreme circumstances; I don't know, but that's the least I want.

@Jannes Are vegans more developed than those who love and eat meat? You said that we have to empathize with and respect animals. That could also be said of everything that could be digested.