Shunyamurti speaks about Psychedelics

[Leo Gura]

7 hours ago, peanutspathtotruth said:

What do you think makes him so sure about these things?

I dunno.

He's really got a hard-on for the apocolypse.

[outlandish]

This guy speaks as fact all kinds of things that range on the spectrum from pure speculation to utter bullshit, and he co-opts physics terminology to give his new-age ideas the appearance of credibility. Yet I think he does have some really valid points and insights. Sometimes people are right for the wrong reasons. 

[Leo Gura]

@outlandish Actually, I find his understanding of quantum mechanics very good and use of the terms appropriate overall.

[outlandish]

@Leo Gura I didn't watch the whole thing, so I didn't get to the bit about quantum mechanics. His talk of vibrations and energy and crystals was what I was talking about. Some of that was meaningless and hand-wavy, some of it was just factually incorrect.

I get that not everyone has to nail the details perfectly, but it's a small lie to present a shaky understanding as fact. I'd give him more credence if he used qualifiers and made it clear that he speaks figuratively to illustrate a deeper truth. When someone talks like that, I wonder what else he's hand-waving around that he doesn't actually have direct experience or knowledge with.

But again, I think a lot of the times guys like this are right, but for the wrong reasons. There are definitely bigger problems in the world anyways lol

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, outlandish said:

His talk of vibrations and energy and crystals was what I was talking about.

He's speaking at a high level of abstraction. As wise people tend to do.