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Re:Out of Your Head by widowlark on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @11:19AM (#41368541)
All we experience is in our mind alone - psychedelics reveal nothing about the universe but they do reveal everything about our perception of it. It wont make you see colors that you are incapable of normally seeing, or hear things you are incapable of normally hearing, but it will re-arrange your senses to seem that way. IMO, we should not be fooled by these cheap sensory tricks and im disappointed Sacks has been.
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Re:Out of Your Head by purplerabbit on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:33PM (#41369466)
Your comment is written as though the universe is something outside of ourselves.

Our perception of the universe is part of the universe.

We exist in the world and are a part of the world.

Learning to think in new ways can be a powerful force.

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Re:Out of Your Head by widowlark on Thursday August 29, 2024 @01:30PM (#41393234)
yes, we are part of the universe. But our perception does not change the reality of its existence, only our understanding of it.
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