Norbert Somogyi

It's not like psychedelics are far from sorcery. Dealing with compounds and energies not exactly natural to the human body.

That matters little in this context, you are missing the point. These LLMs provide quality answers, that's what makes them marketable. If they were to respond in a way like you do here, they wouldn't have gained any market share at all. However they are prone for error or wrong insights, which can be countered as long as people check the sources ChatGPT derives the answers from. Once the error checking stops, let me phrase it in a way you will understand

Just imagine historians and archeologists dedicating their entire lives to unravel hidden secrets of our history like the origin of Jesus, only for people like you to say - Haha, ChatGPT go brrr, see? ggez They would choke the hell out of you with their ancient scrolls.

Natural death doesn't have to include months or even years of suffering due to aging-related symptoms (most of them can be prevented and some even reversed). Japan (Okinawa especially) have a lot of centenarians and super-centenarians who are moving around and well. More and more people retain their health well into their 80s and 90s. The US is obviously not a good example, but its' global influence on lifestyle and spreading junkfood makes not just lifespans, but healthspans worse too. Elderly people have a lot of options, but it's best to start out young for prevention. Cutting out processed food (carnivore, keto, mediterranean, vegan - different diet works best for different folks), exercise, sleep, sunshine, supplements (Vitamin D and cofactors, B, Omega-3 etc.) community. I don't know what the landscape will look like in let's say 50 years for now, but if the aforementioned options will still be available then we are good. Dementia, weak bones, severe muscle atrophy, joint pain, loss of energy, hearing, teeth - all of these can be things of the past with proper care. EDIT: Spiritual faculties can work, too. Krishnamurti retained his sharp mind up to his last moments (Madras (Chennai) 1986 public talk - a month before his death).

On one hand I find it fascinating, given how it would mean an infinite creative potential. The ability to create a universe/multiverse with its' laws, matter, life and eventually humanity from which it can rediscover itself (one of seemingly infinite points of view). All in perpetual, dynamic motion of self-emergence. On the other hand it means perpetual loneliness. Which may be one of the reason why things are being this way, assuming separation and the ability to relate to one another - yourself. In case it entails Absolute Love, perhaps it can only be shared this way? What if there are an infinite alternate timelines or existences, which can mean infinite solipsistic selves (oh, the paradox). Would they be able to interact with one another? What if human genetics restricts the ability of one's consciousness to grow beyond a certain point, solipsism being the highest at this point in time? What if evolution applies to genes that govern individual sensitivity to spirituality and awakening, and as we go on this threshold grows? What about aliens, are they part of it despite us not being conscious of them? What if solipsism is but a stepping stone, and consciousness can realize higher truths? Like Infinity of Gods, but then realize it is all the same imagination, coming back to Solipsism but on a higher plane. This can result in an infinite cycle of individual and collective Solipsism so to speak, just like how the spiral evolves in a similar fashion. Swinging the pendulum between individualistic and collectivistic orientations, as the realizations become more and more God-like.

The 100 years can easily be just an exaggeration, but time-dilation seems to be rather heavy on those trips. They may last for hours, but the experience can seemingly feel like lasting for years. It's hard to pinpoint though, given how memories are not exactly coherent from the trip. Once you come back, the brain can interpret the trip in a myriad ways and some details will definitely get lost.

Neither do I, appreciate the honesty. Perhaps Solipsism is the way, perhaps not. It's fun to think about for a while, just don't get lost in it. Let's enjoy life, instead!

I mean, the latter could go either way. Not being able to see does not mean it's not there, but it doesn't mean it's necessarily there either. This is a trickier part of experience. Can you experience anything outside your experience? Does not experiencing something not mean it does not exist? Reality is way too overlapping to consider this, but is there a way to know besides believe?

I'd argue not just to feel alive, but to meet their own needs (especially in the modern world). In ancient times we had nothing but our instincts, but we no longer live in such a world.

Near-Death Experience, which can result in a number of different types of experiences. They can happen in seconds (before an accident), but during clinical death too (for five minutes or even longer, latter of which otherwise would suggest tissue death due to a lack of oxygen without a pumping heart). During these you don't always experience having a brain. In fact, do you ever experience having a brain or do you just experience the convincing thought of having it?

Tell me about it.. Happy Easter to you too!

Psychosis, Salvia and awakening would like a word. EDIT: All of the above (also NRE's) suggest that sense of self is not inherently tied to the brain, it is just most advantegous for the body to survive.

We have this body that interfaces consciousness pretty well (at least in comparison to animals, from our egotistic point of view that is). Adaptation is an innate part of our survival (be it behavior, culture, technology, coordination or even consciousness). Such adaptation allows consciousness to see and experience itself from an infinite points of finite viewpoints, exploring itself again and again. There may be realities where adaptation and change does not exist, but it's weird to even think about. I guess you can ask people who tripped balls on Salvia and experienced being a chair for a 100 years, for example. It's fascinating, really.

Yeah, it's a good point. What can be added here are buried memories of trauma or even personality disorders (cut-off memory in-between personalities). You don't know that you experienced them, but for some reason they have a (heavy) influence on your experience from below. Are they part of your experience? I mean, I guess. You can experience the weight of them subconsciously, without knowing. Acquiring the knowledge and memories of you experiecning them just changes to you experiencing the ability to recall the memory that was previously hidden to you (and obviously feeling lighter and better thanks to the processing and release of the corresponding pain that was hidden before). Without it, prenatal and childhood traumas wouldn't be such a heavy burden (at all).

Jeez guys, you even make this topic a flustercuck. Although the appearence of JD Vance a day before his death makes my tinfoil hat levitate closer and closer for some reason. I didn't see much of him or his accomplishments, but he seemed like a genuine dude. Rest in peace.

Near-Death Experiences and some people's ability to recall them suggest that measurable brain activity is not a requirement for experience. Especially when they recall their out-of-body experiences where they can move around the room and see things that would otherwise be beyond their bodily sensory capacity or field of view. Unless consciousness during NREs visits an alternate plane of existence which is just a tiny bit different than ours. Lacking the ability to recall memories from early ages is more like the lack of having a stable enough sense of self (separation and individuation phases by Mahler for example). However depending on how deeply the brain structure changes over time, there may be a chance to recall them through hypnosis or trance.

An 'act' of experiencing, huh. Can this even exist? I mean an act has a beginning and an end, and to me experience seems to be constantly emerging and dynamically changing. Having opinions and thinking about experience, is just experience self-reflecting upon itself. There may be a line, but I can no longer distinguish between them. Guess this is a great experience to reflect on the famous free-will vs determinism debate. You can categorize your experiences based on how you define each parameter and what you are trying to convey, but isn't that experience just reflecting on its' experiences? I guess maybe I'm not experiencing myself (at least self-reflectively) when I'm in acting mode (when shit needs to get done), but wouldn't that be experience experiencing itself in a raw manner (without self-reflection)? I can't think of a way to differentiate experiencing the act of thinking vs having the thought. I guess experience just wills thoughts into existence? It's a mindfuck.

I'd be like to know too, huh.

Off-topic, but immigrants in Thailand are apparently considered Aliens according to this official website - https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home

Develop enough to be able to show up as your authentic self in the company of others, without stressing over what they are thinking of you. The rest is practice, practice and practice.

Focusing on the Israel-Palestine issue, it's complicated. Any influential speaker who were to condemn Israel or side by Palestine, would most likely risk their position partially or completely. Look at how impacted were Ye in 2022 (he's crazy that's for sure) or Mel Gibson in 2006, for example. There's no telling how far Bibi's hands reach, but given how Pro-Palestine protests in the US were also forcibly put down (especially since 2023 October), it's further than they are letting on. There's no way as far as I know, to determine whether these speakers who remain passive at best, personally believe themselves when they are saying this, or constrained one way or another. Food for thought, but I personally believe this goes beyond Epistemic Scoundrelism

A rather promising, natural alternative to psychiatric medications - paleolithic diet, or in stronger cases the ketogenic diet. My theory (or at least one I resonate with, can stem from multiple sources) of the apparent efficacy for these diets (especially for the ketogenic diet) is that as hunters & gatherers we have historically had frequent and long periods of our lives when carbs were scarce. This triggered a state of ketosis, which induced heightened cognitive ability - required to hunt and just survive. Someone with cognitive issues just wouldn't survive in the woods. Ketogenic Diet was coined in 1921 (more like branded and reintroduced) as an alternative therapy for epilepsy patients. Used in 1920s and 1930s until epilepsy medications came around (with less efficacy and side effects - that required more pills with their own side effects - I'm looking at you, Big Pharma.). Another person I recommend is Dr. Chris Palmer - Also working in the growing field of Metabolic Psychiatry with promising results. Metabolic Mind - A related youtube channel with many people's stories of overcoming the mental illnesses with such dietary changes. It is reasonable for me to believe that at least trying out these dietary interventions (with supervision for keto, without supervision for paleo) won't harm anyone (I've had such experiences with cleaner diets - hard to maintain the diet though), and can potentially experience a heightened health and corresponding cognitive ability. With or without diagnosed mental illnesses. There are naturally niche cases where due to metabolic or other issues you will experience adverse effects (the potential long-term effects of especially the keto diet require a more careful approach) on either of these diets (perhaps carnivore could work there), due to some autoimmune conditions. Some can be kept at bay, some can be improved with these. Another intervention that can be used is vitamin D, as at least some if not all auto-immune diseases are shown to facilitate and maintain vitamin D resistance, which can potentially be mitigated with high dose Vitamin D procotols. P:S I recommed Dr. Josef's other videos as well, showcasing the nuances and methodological problems with the psychiatric field.

A solid list, but when it comes to the vegan diet - pay close attention to how you feel. Some can thrive on it, while others feel something is missing (even with perfect planning) and animal products along with meat has to be re-introduced. Pay attention to related biomarkers too. Others suggested nice additions, I'd add vitamin D to the list. The cofactors are mostly taken care of already, but K2 is hard to get by on a vegan diet (fermented foods like sauerkraut). Get your levels up and it can make a great difference in how you feel. Another thing to note is don't take your list as a holy grail, don't expect yourself to be able to stick to it 100% of the time. At least you won't get disappointed if you fail one or more steps. Have some room for chaos - where you can just let go, play and enjoy life. This is just as important as the other aspects of health which your list mainly includes. That is, unless you are someone like David Goggins and thrive in such means to live.

This ancient thread came to mind upon this question, Leo explains it in a way that resonates with me very well. I've tried to use spirituality as a means to transcend, but I was but a teen. It ended up as bypassing - escapism from my pain. Thankfully I learned to let go of it before it was too late, and have been building up myself ever since. Plenty of horizontal growth to do before I can learn to fly. From my point of view they go hand in hand, in different ratios in different points in different people's lives. Some may resonate with spirituality at an early stage of their self-development (which can but not always turn into a bypassing - escape from their pain and suffering), while some may find it threatening until later stages. No wonder most models of developmental psychology (Maslow, Wilber, SD, EDT etc.) include (if) spirituality towards the end of self-development. The model that includes spirituality in the most comprehensive way I have come across is Wilber's ladder or Stages of Consciousness. Skipping levels is rarely viable, and you can easily imagine how much development it takes to go through and reach a point in your path where spirituality can be embraced without issues. It is like light and shadow - The bigger your shadow (figuratively) is, the fiercer and longer the battle it will have against light (spirituality and awakening). In regards to answer for your question (besides not having a clear definition of what spirituality really means to you), I believe a lot of us have plenty of room to grow horizontally. Spirituality may not even necessarily become an integral part of our lifetime, and that's okay. When you reach a certain point of maturity and openness, spirituality will find you either way.

My suggestion is for you both to test your vitamin D serum levels in your blood (25(OH)D). There's a chance you are deficient (below 30 ng or 75 nmol), which reduces the chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy. Vitamin D appears to play a crucial role in all stages, so it's best to get those levels up (above 50-60 ng - 125-150 nmol). Here is an overview for more information Synergistic cofactors (Magnesium is always recommended), such as Zinc and Omega-3 also seem to play a crucial role in conception and ensuring a healthy pregnancy. Zinc supplementation however seems to reduce copper, which can hinder the physiological development of the fetus (pregnancy increases the need for it), so either get a complex or take them separately. You can also get these from dietary sources, but it is getting increasingly harder due to soil depletion and food-processing. You can not get sufficient vitamin D from food however, supplementation in combination with UVB (Sun) exposure is always best. This covers just supplementation (which may solve it by itself), but other factors are just as needed (especially for a healthy pregnancy). A calm environment with minimal stress, adequate sleep. Furthermore the conviction that you both want a child, and from each other.