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>I’d suggest some strong psychedelics to crack the ego and take a look at what’s inside. I'd submit that his use of psychedelics is precisely the issue. There
by ramesh31 4y ago
>I’d suggest some strong psychedelics to crack the ego and take a look at what’s inside.
I'd submit that his use of psychedelics is precisely the issue. There was a really odd "/r/Im14AndThisIsDeep" talk he did a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXOAJRdcwQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXOAJRdcwQ
It's been a pretty steady decline into run of the mill schizo "demons and angels" talk from him since then.
- nkingsy 4y agoInteresting. I guess everyone has their own journey. I haven't deluded myself about being the chosen one since I experienced ego death. It has seemed quite clear since then that being alive and alone is strange and temporary. I'll leave it up for posterity but I stand corrected on the psychedelics part.
- WanderPanda 4y agoI found that talk quite interesting/thought provoking (still thinking about some parts years later), is something wrong with me as well?
- ramesh31 4y ago>is something wrong with me as well? Nah. It was just a very naive talk. Highly intelligent people without a philosophical education are prone to going off on these tangents where they independently rediscover ancient concepts through modern analogies in a roundabout half-baked way, and start thinking of themselves as gurus. What a proper study of philosophy teaches you is that you cannot, and will not ever, have a truly novel thought. It's all been said. And if you do happen to have one, it will be the result of an incredible dedicated effort and take a lifetime of work to prove it, building on the work of others. Not an hour long TED talk.