Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard

Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard by sdenton4 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @10:43AM (#40575147)

Was the song actually that good, or did your brain simply tickle the 'appreciation for incredible beauty' neurons while playing back some Nickelback memories?

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Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard by andrewflnr on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @01:26PM (#40576918)

I'm pretty sure I've experienced both, actually. Occasionally bits of it, melody or words, will survive in my memory that I think are actually good, if only I could reconstruct the rest of it. Other times I'm pretty sure there was nothing actually there.

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Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard by lupire on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @02:18PM (#40577391)

The bit you remember might be great. The part you don't remember might never have existed. I've often "solved" problems in semi-lucid sleep, by brainstorming an idea and pursuing it, but when I push, the idea doesn't makes sense, or is meaningless, not just wrong.

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Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard by andrewflnr on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @10:08PM (#40580758)

Could be. ¯ \ _ ( ツ ) _ / ¯

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Re:Psychedelics Are Challenging the Scientific Gold Standard by adammarples on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:15PM (#40579509)

Almost certainly the latter. But how would I know...?

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