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Re:Messages that can only be understood under the influence ... by MAGZine on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @10:26AM (#36213316)
that is a pretty sweeping claim given the limitation of science when it comes to understanding the psychoactive effects of entheogens.

Especially for something like spirituality, which is almost by definition something experienced within.

Re:Messages that can only be understood under the influence ... by sayanwita on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @10:47AM (#36213641)
That's true! But, don't you think that our inner state can be correctly described in terms of electrochemical activities inside the brain, including spirituality?
Re:Messages that can only be understood under the influence ... by roughly on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:43AM (#36214575)
In the same way that the current state of a computer can be described by the position of electrons within its components or a party can be described by the relative position and density of various types of atoms in the room, sure.
Re:Messages that can only be understood under the influence ... by diydsp on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @04:12PM (#36218489)
I believe the electrostuff in the brain is determinstic, but we exist in a parallel dimension which is able to bias the movement of any of those interactions. Picture the brain as a pinball game, and we're able to "tilt" the table to influence it to some extent to go in a direction we want, but only in a very limited way :)