Philosophical Speculations

REBUS as you state says "that psychedelics open the path to new information because we relax the constrains of our beliefs and ideas about the world". Our belief and ideas about the world are the reducing valve, the filtration mechanism, that blocks information. Psychedelics loosen the va...

I would like you to explain in a bit more detail why you think the REBUS theory is pretty much the same as the filter theory. That intruiges me. As far as I understand it, the REBUS model says that psychedelics open the path to new information because we relax the constrains of our beliefs and ideas...

this REBUS theory is far from the filter theory as meant by Aldous Huxley and others. It's about filtering out cosmic consciousness by a brain to be able to survive. I don't think REBUS theory is trying to say that.

(The chances that Bernardo will answer here on the forum are small I think: he is very busy now these days. I hope he will answer you, but be aware of that fact.) However, whilst tripping one is also flooded with strong neurotransmitters that must majorly have an impact on the translation of experie...

There is a new study, not yet peer reviewed, about LSD and the brain. The title: "LSD flattens the brain’s energy landscape: evidence from receptor-informed network control theory" The second part of the title is an interpretation from their network theory. Which is an unproven theory. It'...

Here is the study of 2012 of neuroscientists Carhart Harris and co about how psilocybin only decreased brain activity and the discovery that there was a positive correlation between a decrease of neural activity and an increase of subjective experience due to psilocybin. These findings support the '...

advaita vedanta talks about pure awareness, without any thought. That's the real you.

This study is a little bit contradicting the original study of dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, who wrote: (from the Abstract) Decreased activity in the ACC/medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) was a consistent finding and the magnitude of this decrease predicted the intensity of the subjective effects. " ...

yes, and what you don't use, you lose. Networks that are used frequently become stronger. Yes I believe you can change your personality and habits in life by rewiring your brain. But I also think that magic mushrooms open the door to a higher reality. A reality that can be seen, when the brain is re...

This article explains it better for the layman.