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Carl-Richard replied to Federico del pueblo's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
When I hear panpsychism, I'm thinking about constitutive micropsychism, the new hip thing that some scientists are onto, which says that all elementary particles in physics have their own private consciousness. Constitutive micropsychism is not monistic. It's atomistic. -
Carl-Richard replied to Federico del pueblo's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Panpsychism? You mean idealism? -
Carl-Richard replied to caspex's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
Somebody should ask him why he is lying. -
Carl-Richard replied to caspex's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
It's an electronic parrot, that's what it is. -
Carl-Richard replied to caspex's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
How can a bunch of silicon switches meditate? Is he following his breath? Feeling the sensations in his body? Letting thoughts and sensations arise as they are? Ridiculous. -
Bro. Work on condensing your writing. You don't need to repeat the same point 6 times. You're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm not saying that one individual who is mandated to be literate or incentivized to become a banker automatically gets a higher IQ (although you can actually make that case). I'm saying that over time, a population that values literacy and education will create a selection pressure for IQ, and over time as individuals reproduce and die, you'll end up with a population with higher IQ.
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Your definition. I'm not a vegan bro. I just want to hear your arguments. I think you do deal with ifs, just not this particular if.
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I had the exact same reaction, and I bought them and was not impressed ? They're mushy and lack the sour touch.
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Have only had it a few times. Not enough to develop a love affair with it ?
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Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
@Loveeee I'm not calling you out for fun. I see myself in you. -
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Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
How is your social life, job prospects, intimate relationships, family life? -
I once walked into a vacant and brightly lit, modern pedestrian tunnel during the night while on LSD, and it felt like going through a wormhole. The perception of length and width was completely wonky and as if space was warping around me.
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Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_bypass -
Your sensory perceptions will return to normal, just like it did after you took LSD. The lasting change happens on a more subtle level, e.g. on the level of temperament or worldview. You can't be permanently stuck in a trip. When the drug is out of your system, it is out of your system. Leo experienced being a psychedelic mouse earlier this week, but he is no longer a mouse
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Many things cause permanent changes to the brain. That doesn't mean it's a pathological change.
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5-MeO-DMT is notorious for so-called "reactivations" (a type of flashback) where you re-experience some of the effects, often while falling asleep, but these often subside within a short time span. I don't know much about it, but I haven't heard about permanent reactivations. On the other hand, it can completely alter how you experience other psychedelics in the future, and I think that is more or less permanent. That said, all psychedelics tend to cause lasting changes to the individuals who take them, and the brain is just a reflection of the individual, so it surely causes changes to the brain, but so does anything.
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5-MeO-DMT is a neurotransmitter-like molecule with a very similar structure to melatonin, which derives most of its characteristic effects by docking at various serotonin sub-receptor cites, particularly 5HT1a, and consequentially, it absolutely obliterates the sense of self in space and time. It's considered a part of the substance class of classical psychedelics, as it mediates most of its effects by working on the aforementioned receptor system, but it's atypical in its selectivity for the 5HT1a sub-receptor and its relatively low affinity for 5HT2a, which explains its relative lack of psychedelic visuals that are otherwise so characteristic of classical psychedelics. It's well-known for consistently producing experiences of complete and utter ego death without much of the visual circus of N'N-DMT which it is often compared to in terms of its intense and short-acting nature.
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We're talking about IQ, brother. It's a measurement instrument and a way to operationalize intelligence. It's not equal to whatever definition you have of intelligence (theoretical definition ≠ operational definition). You're also giving a Leonian definition of intelligence, which is far away from most people's or scientists' definition. The world is not inside Leo's mind, even though he likes to say that
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Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
So you're just a burden on society then? What are you creating? What is your purpose? Is being a burden on society your idea of being spiritually mature? -
Imagine two identical twins growing up in the same household: one started working at a farm, as did all of his descendants, and the other became a banker, as did all of his descendants. Then 1000 years later, it turns out the descendants of the banker have a higher IQ than the descendants of the farmer. Are the bankers more genetically gifted than the farmers? Probably. Was genetics the underlying cause for why they became a lineage of bankers? No. It was rather historical happenstance. Jews were mandated by their religion to be literate and undergo religious schooling. This made them more likely to take up jobs associated with education, wealth and success today compared to other groups, and this also probably created a selection pressure for things like IQ.
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Least favorite fruit: grapefruit ? Here is my real list tastewise: 1. Strawberries 2. Mango 3. Orange 4. Watermelon 5. Kiwi
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@KH2 Would you become a vegan if it was objectively healthier than eating meat but you would have to supplement with B12?
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Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
What is your life purpose as a human being (not as God)? -
Carl-Richard replied to Loveeee's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
And then?