> but why is it so common for people to think psychedelics are opening us up to what is ""real"" or some deeper truth, instead of assuming that the experiences

> but why is it so common for people to think psychedelics are opening us up to what is ""real"" or some deeper truth, instead of assuming that the experiences are just what happens when you completely overload brain chemistry in a specific way? People think all kinds of weird things, and if you've got some delusions, when you take these kinds of drugs you'll either get more delusions, or you'll get shaken out of the delusion, but they aren't ever going to validate them, because they're delusions!