Re:Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip
by jazzyjackson on Sunday July 19, 2026 @02:11PM
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There are finders and seekers. I’m always impressed with people who ardently believe they know the truth, they can act without doubt, an interesting skill.
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I'm with you. It's not for me but it's absolutely fascinating. There's something nice about letting go and just knowing that it's part of someone's plan. Again, not for me but I understand that appeal.
I'm also impressed, but not in a good way. I consider certainty to be the biggest tell of falsehood, and I wish to deny the vote to people with certainty.
Certainty of opinion on a complex topic reveals a belief that organic brains can, in practice, judge the correctness of their own reasoning - a conceit that borders on the psychotic, and at minimum a complete failure of self-awareness. These people don't need agency, they need thorazine.
Re:Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip
by jazzyjackson on Monday July 20, 2026 @09:21AM
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You sound awfully sure of yourself!
Have you accepted Bertrand Russell into your heart? Here's a pamphlet.
Re:Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip
by stringfood on Monday July 20, 2026 @11:33AM
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yea it's like when someone is a really good liar - some skills you shouldn't want to have. Being insanely sure of the history of the universe when you have incredibly scant information, is surely not a good thing, unless you need to use it to survive through an illogical and chaotic world