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"Any description of the religious experneices ive had would be, inadequate. You've either had one, or they're complete fucking nonsense." I've never used drugs
by fsloth 8y ago
"Any description of the religious experneices ive had would be, inadequate. You've either had one, or they're complete fucking nonsense."
I've never used drugs, but based on my experience I totally understand the statement that the purely analytic mode of thought does not encompass the whole of human experience.
I had a deeply profound sense of being one with the universe as a teenager after a regular session of meditation.
I would not say it did anything for my atheism. I believe humans are complex and deep creatures with enormous hidden potential, and these mystical experiences just bring it to the surface.
Drugs are not the only way to access mystical experiences, but I certainly don't begrudge their use.
- gerbilly 8y ago>I've never used drugs, but based on my experience I totally understand the statement that the purely analytic mode of thought does not encompass the whole of human experience. That's for sure. It's impossible to explain to someone something as mundane how you know how to ride a bike using analytical thought.[1] [1] Witness the endless counter-steering threads on HN.
- chillwaves 8y agoI want to understand counter steering so badly... I think I do on an intuitive level, as I have ridden a motorcycle for years but I just can't wrap my head around the concept.
- oceanghost 8y agoFor sure. I think there's a lot of evidence that certain meditative states overlap with some psychedelic states. But, have you ever had a fully immersive meditative state? Is that possible?
- fsloth 8y agoI have no idea. I've never had anything 'mystical' happen to me after that.