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Whitehead was quoted as saying: "Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized."[77] In Whitehead's view, scientists and philosophers make metaphysical assumptions about how the universe works all the time, but such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned. While Whitehead acknowledged that "philosophers can never hope finally to formulate these metaphysical first principles,"[78] he argued that people need to continually re-imagine their basic assumptions about how the universe works if philosophy and science are to make any real progress, even if that progress remains permanently asymptotic. For this reason Whitehead regarded metaphysical investigations as essential to both good science and good philosophy.[79] I dont know much about Whitehead but atleast he hit the nail on the head here.

Thoughts are not made of anything, they can take any shape they want, think about a car and thought is a car, think about a donkey and thought is a donkey, so what is the essence of thought itself?

Your title doesnt make any sense whatsoever! How exactly did JP say anything wrong in this video, heres an outline of what he said: •”I have no idea what psychedelics do, they bend the structure of reality” That shows a humbleness an openmindedness thats very unusual in high academia. “They show us how little we know” Again very humble toward the substances. •”Psilocybin has 85% success rate in stopping smoking” Again a positive comment. •”Before you entered the Holy Of Holies you needed to purify yourself” All he says here is beware of set and setting, be cautious, these substances can show you very uncomfortable truths. Again, I dont get the point of your thread, from my perspective JP is just saying treat these substances with respect. To say he is a pussy is very immature.

After a session:

Sometimes Leo says; you dont want to do the work because you think its boring! I must be a lucky son of a bitch, the more i do this the more enjoyment i get, i love the struggle to find myself, its such a mindfuck. Dont get the wrong idea about this stuff, sitting down doesnt have to be boring. The more you pay attention to reality the more it rewards you with its beautiful twistedness.

@molosku Thought. but its a useful tool, ill throw away the chisel when its done carving itself. Edit: Thought said that not me...

You might need an exorcist man!

@Leo Gura Haha, I was thinking that too... atleast for now its fun...

Yeah, and keep focus on that non-existent I at all times.

I DONT KNOW! THATS THE MINDFUCK a body is enjoying the sensation of looking for its source or something

What substance do you plan to use? They all act very differently on your mind.

@Caterpillar Now were getting creative, watch and learn.

@Caterpillar Leo eating 10 grams of mushrooms and becoming infinite?

Happy to hear that! Passed the threshold guardian!

Make unusual connections. Thats huge. Try to see connections that others dont see / look at.

You can only learn that by doing it im afraid, the ego freaks out when it doesnt know what to expect. Im not expert by any means, just sharing. What exactly do you want from your trip? Can you achieve that by doing some practice?

This forum is getting more and more non-sensical by the day. Maybe I should leave, its becoming distracting.

Just start with a really small dose, dip your toes, dont go off the diving board into the deep end.

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I\'m sure of that, And I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place, I\'ll be completely sober. Meanwhile, I\'m like a bird from another continent, sitting in this aviary. The day is coming when I fly off, But who is it now in my ear who hears my voice? Who says words with my mouth? Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul? I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. I didn\'t come here of my own accord, and I can\'t leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home. This poetry. I never know what I\'m going to say. I don\'t plan it. When I\'m outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all. We have a huge barrel of wine, but no cups. That\'s fine with us. Every morning We glow and in the evening we glow again. They say there\'s no future for us. They\'re right. Which is fine with us.

@kieranperez Theres the artist! ...and then theres the critic.

@Shadowraix Not everyone becomes senile, my grandpa was as clear as a 20 year old until he died at 80. How he did it i dont know, guess he ate fairly healthy.

How dare anyone have a different perspective than me?! For shame!!

Isnt this what you want with meditation? To see the emptiness inherent in reality? These dont seem like sideeffects to me, although the headache and nausea definitely are.

JUICY TOPIC is also his favourite phrase

All of them have such juicy topics, how can you choose...