Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs

Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by monktastic1 on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @10:14PM (#29480898)

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-jestd...

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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by emerged on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:10AM (#29484270)

Isn’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.

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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by potatoman22 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:17PM (#29493394)

I 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.

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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by high_5 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:09AM (#29485634)

Huh, sounds like Dana Scully.

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