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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by Thorrez on Thursday June 22, 2023 @02:37AM (#36428694)
Hmm. It seems to me that the switch from still life to impressionism was due to a change in the goal.

With study vs drugs, the goal is still the same: find out why we're here. Since there isn't a goal change, it's not clear there should be a strategy change.

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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by mrguyorama on Thursday June 22, 2023 @12:29PM (#36434646)
The problem is the only reasons to suspect drugs can provide "insight" into "why we are here" arise from mysticism and other basically non-scientific things. How does making your brain work differently help us understand reality? Weed doesn't make the ruler more accurate or change size, it just makes you feel good.
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