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Reminds me of this section from a fantastic trip report: "My hardcore materialist atheism was beginning to be challenged. But my identity was so solidly based
by monktastic1 5y ago
Reminds me of this section from a fantastic trip report:
"My hardcore materialist atheism was beginning to be challenged. But my identity was so solidly based on my materialist atheism that I soon attributed the entire experience to merely a "drug trip" with no meaning for my life!
Perhaps the greatest lesson here is that. No matter what you experience, your identity can write it off as unreal if it conflicts with who you think you are."
http://tafkajestdr.blogspot.com/2013/01/intro-to-tafka-jestdrs-journey.html http://tafkajestdr.blogspot.com/2013/01/intro-to-tafka-jestd...
- emerged 5y agoIsn’t it Bayesian? If you experience a few trips here and there, the sum amount of time spent in that version of reality is dwarfed by that of sober experience. So while those experiences do contribute to your understanding of reality, it’s unlikely to be dominated by it.
- potatoman22 5y agoI think experiences should be weighted by their perceived importance -- and a large number of psychedelic users have reported a trip as being one of the most important events of their lives. However, I can't find the citation for this right now.
- high_5 5y agoHuh, sounds like Dana Scully.