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[–] Smokeydope 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Like consciousness being greater than the sum of its parts and there being spiritual aspects to the universe. Like emotions existing as non localized complex energy frequencies, and karma existing.

I used to be a hardcore scientific determinist athiest. The scientific method, mathematical logic, and unfalsifiablility were collectively my God. My version of the universe was a mechanical box our fates predetermined by an uncaring system. There was no room for magical thinking or maybe invisible unicorns. Thing either existed or they didn't, yes or no, 1 or 0. Everything not absolute verifyable truth was worthless.

Then I had a psychedelics phase, astral projected, experienced ego death, had telepathic communications with divine / cosmicbconsciousnesses using plants as mediums, looked at myself from third person with nonexistent eyeballs, ect, ect.

I will never be able to prove to anyone my experiences are real, but what I experienced was real to me from my subjective reference frame in every way that matters.

[–] Grail 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a scientific method for spirituality. But it requires accepting that consensus reality is socially constructed.

http://soulism.net

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This is very interesting but feels deeply uncooked, needs some time in the oven to cement itself a little bit more

[–] Grail 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been reading through some of your blog articles, and I wanted to ask if there are any other platforms you’re active on? I wanted to have a more in depth conversation but lemmy might not be the best place for that. I still think that some extrapolations of the theory need work, but the core is pretty solid and fairly in line with my beliefs. Would definitely be interested in getting more context to better inform my path in life going forward.