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I understand your response, and think it is good (even scientific) to keep an open mind - fire was once seen as magic too.
by vtbg 11y ago
I understand your response, and think it is good (even scientific) to keep an open mind - fire was once seen as magic too.
- mbrock 11y agoYeah... back before science... I don't have an open mind about sacredness or God being scientific concepts. That doesn't mean I'm closed-minded, as psychonauts like to imply. I'm just wary about scientists veering into this mystical, religious, shamanistic stance.
- pantalaimon 11y agoI think the misunderstanding is based on the use of words that are already 'loaded' with meaning, as sago pointed out quite well in another comment. The point is that those experiences are real and have always been a part of the human condition. There is nothing supernatural about this, nothing bending the realms of physics. It's all about psychology and how things 'feel', how consciousness works and how it goes beyond the single individual in a group setting. All that mystical language imho is due to a lack of better words.