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@Leo Gura This case is so tragic. It is going to damage the reputation of psychedelics even more. Most people throw out the baby with the bathwater unfortunately.

@Leo Gura Makes sense. Btw have you mentioned Connor Murphy in any of your videos? Just curious. If yes which ones?

@Leo Gura Can you soon make a video deconstructing the myth of AI? I feel it is important during this time as the bubble is just getting bigger and bigger and also I am super tired of the notion that AI WILL become conscious.

@Leo Gura What's the difference between DMT and 5-MeO-DMT? Which one is more intense? Just curious.

@Leo Gura What topics does the book cover so far? I'm really hoping it helps the most dogmatic of skeptics and materialists realize just how circular their worldview actually is. And how many volumes will your book be split into? And will you also publish it on Apple Books?

@Joseph Maynor True but if we compare him to other science communicators, he is the worst and has the worst fanbase. I was shocked when I first heard about his tweets. Man he will never care or stop.

I know this is a bit old but I want to address just how toxic his fanbase is as well. So around a year ago, I found a reddit post that was super long ang going over Dave's toxicity. Then he mentioned that Dave made extremely bad and anti semitic tweets in October 2023 and I think he had more of them until January 2024. Thankfully his twitter account got banned in January 2024. Link to Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/s/ofcbmsGlhb Then the guy who made the post actually made a whole video on this. Link to Video: Then over 3 months ago, Dave made a response video to this. Then Norbert made a response video back. After he made the first video, he got harassed by Dave's fanbase. Then just a few days ago, he found out that one of the members in his discord server is a Dave fan and was secretly telling Dave what Norbert was discussing in the server which caused him to get harassed even more by the fanbase. It got so bad that he had to ban the word "Dave" and "box" and "boxxing" from his youtube comments. He had to delete every message that talks about Dave Farina in his discord server then make it a rule that no more dave farina stuff in the discord server. The drama was pretty intense. For reference. Norbert has just over 1,000 subscribers while Dave has over 4 million (Correct me if I am wrong). So why are I making this post? I am making this post because as a person who really cares about science and mysticism deeply, someone like him should not be welcome in the scientific community. His ultra aggressive tactics will make the scientific community look far worse than they actually are. All serious academics should blacklist him. He seriously has one of the worst fanbases ever. It's crazy that he is still getting views and gaining popularity. And since @Leo Gura you recently made your blog post about scientific gaslighting, well, Dave Farina is currently the ultimate example of that. Let more people know about his toxic side. He should not be welcome to the scientific community.

@Leo Gura Can you eventually make a video on deconstructing the myth of AI? I feel this is now more relevant as the bubble is quite close to bursting. I would love to hear your high level deconstruction of it. It seems like a perfect continuation from deconstructing rationality. I cannot tell you just how against I am on the belief that AI will become conscious. This has led to extreme AI psychosis. And you were right. You predicted that scaling alone will not produce AGI. That turned out to be 100% true. People need to realize that the AI hype is bullshit mostly and is damaging our environment so badly.

https://actualized.org/insights/problems-with-professor-jiang I would also like to know if the content or the structure is the problematic one. I am more focused on the root structure behind conspiracies rather than trying to worry about the content. Please have that clear distinction when reading conspiracies of any kind. I still think he has so many valid points such as his critique on science, his stuff on quantum mechanics, and more. Which parts do you like and don't like about him? I would love to know why.

@Mel B True. I more care about the broad structure he reveals. But the political content will always be messy and hypnotizing.

@LordFall The one thing you can assume is that corruption increases exponentially behind closed doors because history has proven that to be true countless times. It closely mirrors the second law of thermodynamics.

@Leo Gura Makes sense. He then is hallucinating just like AI does because it would rather make up a narrative rather than admit that it does not know. Btw can you rank the epistemic responsibility of the following types of people? I'm curious about your rankings. 1. Physicalists 2. Rationalists 3. Naïve Materialists 4. New Atheists 5. Religious Fundamentalists 6. New Age Spiritual People 7. Politicians 8. Academics 9. Engineers 10. Post Rationalists 11. Mystics

I see. I was more focused on the broad structure concerning mainstream science. I haven't watched his videos on Chinese politics.

@Leo Gura Is this why you are only revealing what the chemical is to people attending the retreat?

People are so focused on the content of conspiracies and the epstein files rather than the root structure behind it that even allows it to happen. GOOD Questions: Structure-focused 1. Why does corruption increase exponentially behind closed doors? 2. What even do the elites truly desire the most? 3. Is the elites' survival threatened by option A over option B? 4. Who benefits from the current dominant scientific paradigm and social structures? BAD Questions: Content-focused 1. What counts as "true" Christianity? 2. Which religion is the closest to truth? 3. Was the election rigged? 4. Why is sect A more true than sect B? Structure gives you predictive power and doesn't trap you. Content-only doesn't help you that much and can be very addicting. At least with structure, you know what to do and what to avoid. Not with content only.

@Leo Gura I meant that they can transfer energy to you and that is how people get initiated for a kundalini awakening. Shaktipat is one of them.

Makes a lot of sense. Also is getting a kundalini awakening initiated by a guru more dangerous than bad trips? Have you attempted to get a kundalini awakening @Leo Gura? Just curious.

@Leo Gura just out of curiosity why did you set the minimum age for this retreat to 24, not 21? I'm simply curious about your reasoning behind it.

@Leo Gura happy birthday! Can't wait for more of your videos! You gotta have another interview with Curt Jaimungal! I cannot wait to see how the third one is!

I have a better idea. Treat everyone like how you wanted to be treated because EVERYONE is YOU! So therefore the way you treat others, you are literally treating yourself automatically! Oh btw I am not getting any notifications despite enabling them on several posts. Can you fix that soon @Leo Gura ?

https://actualized.org/insights/hold-off-on-psychedelics-if-youre-young I wanna say that I fully agree with this. However is micro dosing psilocybin safe at the age of 21 if not done often? Also one of my friends thinks I am misled about psychedelics but when he first took them, he was 18. I have never tripped before but this is what he said: "They don't give esoteric knowledge. It forces the conscious energy in your brain to take different pathways instead of just the one of least resistance, which causes previously unconnected thought patterns to emerge and from that you gain the experience of looking at things from alternative perspectives than you're unaltered state ignored. After the experience of this you're able to purposely take those paths and build new ways of thought. That's what they mean when they say it "Expands Consciousness"" I think he is pretty wrong also because he did them before any kind of deconstruction or deep inner contemplation and was also not at a safe age to do so. Also that friend of mine mixed 7-8 of his trips with weed. I wanna know your thoughts @Leo Gura.

@Leo Gura True but many universities are really studying psilocybin because it has cured people from depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, enhanced creativity, enhanced intelligence, and much much more. It is also revealed to be non addictive. And before you even started your trips, what inner work did you do? Why in your experience are psychedelics extremely misunderstood and given a bad reputation? I also strongly believe it is from decades of political propaganda pushed by those who want to hoard power and control so less people wake up to who they are.

It's because the masses refuse to believe that our leaders are deliberately harming us for profit, control, and power. The default ego always becomes like that behind closed doors.

@MrTruf True without a doubt! We must face the truth because WE ARE truth!

@Ramasta9 I fully agree with you. In fact I have a veteran friend who served in the Navy for 20 years and knows a lot of these things to be true. Although getting addicted to conspiracy theories can be dangerous for you, it is important to re-evaluate whether it is a theory or an actuality now that over 3.5 million pages of the epstein files were released. Although I understand why Leo despises conspiracy theories as it can distract you from personal growth and transcendence and can be dangerous to your mental health if you do not have a stable mind. However remember that all the power the elites think they have is illusory. The true absolute cannot be manipulated and will hide itself from such ego driven people. However don't let this stuff disturb your mind. If you find it to be disturbing you, I would suggest stop looking at it and thinking about it. For reference, the crimes in the epstein files are so bad that one of my friends who read some of it felt sick to his stomach and felt like throwing up. So if you find yourself getting too angry from it, I suggest to avoid looking and learning about conspiracies. Remember, self actualization is infinitely more important than learning about every conspiracy. Be blessed by the divine!