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I've come to the conclusion, and so have many around me, that the stereotypical "hippy" attitude is in many cases a deterministic result of taking psychedelics.
by codingslave 7y ago
I've come to the conclusion, and so have many around me, that the stereotypical "hippy" attitude is in many cases a deterministic result of taking psychedelics. Its impossible for me to point to a number and say, look it changed by x amount in that part of the brain. In my own experience, I could describe what is known as the "afterglow" of psychedelics as a calming anti anxious, anti "negative emotion" feeling. But the feeling is accompanied by an odd feeling that somewhere in your brain is just not firing like it used to.
- jacobwilliamroy 7y agoWhat specific things do your friends say or do, that you consider a hippy attitude?
- rch 7y agoBelief that reading stories to water will confer health benefits to those who drink it is prevalent in Boulder.
- jacobwilliamroy 7y agoThanks for sharing. I felt amused and I think that is silly. I am still wanting to hear from the person I asked, because I want to understand what he or she specifically thinks a hippy attitude is. His or her idea might be different from yours or mine.
- mistermann 7y agoSuch beliefs are obviously silly, but they may also be true (placebo effect, power of positive thinking, etc). We lack sufficient data to form a very strong conclusion one way or the other, but we certainly have some.
- to1y 7y agoplacebo effect, power of positive thinking Bit of a jump from 'reading stories to water.'
- mistermann 7y agoWhat matters is that one believes it.