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For having dabbed into both, I’m not sure psychedelic culture is better. The promises of psychedelics are higher and in my case the hopes were higher too, so it
by abyssin 3y ago
For having dabbed into both, I’m not sure psychedelic culture is better. The promises of psychedelics are higher and in my case the hopes were higher too, so it took me longer to acknowledge the issues with that culture. But many prominent people lie about their respect for science, and in the end I doubt there are fundamental differences with the field of meditation.
- swayvil 3y agoNot better, saner. By saner I mean they seem to be more organized and grounded. I mean look at Erowid. Here's the method : here's the report. We have some pudding, we have some proof. Straightforward as heck. Whereas the meditation scene seems to be full of grifters, dogmatists and hand-wavers. The psychedelic culture has a substance in hand. If the substance is bunk then that becomes apparent pretty quick. Solid evidence. Good science. Whereas the meditation scene has a thousand methods and if it doesn't work for you... well.. maybe you are doing it wrong, or maybe you need to try another app subscription... (not to say that there aren't some very straightforward meditation techniques that pay off quick.)
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- Karrot_Kream 3y agoIt's a much older tradition that's been tried by hundreds of different cultures. It comes from long before empiricism became a strong value. It's kinda like cooking in that there's an objective part of it but also a bunch of hearsay that's been passed along for generations.