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Originally Posted by David I think there is a serious point here. We all know what a computer malfunction is, and it is not a pretty sight. The brain has presumably only evolved to some sort of optimality in 'normal mode', and to me it is quite surprising that it has any other ways of operating except for obvious fault conditions - such as dementia. |
Why is it surprising? It's of great survival value that a person can function even when his brain is messed up.
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The fact that you can add one simple chemical - DMT - to a brain, and it does something totally bizarre and different seems highly suggestive that it is not just a physical machine - but there are no knock down arguments here.
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It still generates perceptions and thoughts, they are just a bit different. One would expect an electrochemical machine to do interesting things when the chemical mix is changed.
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I would be interested to here more about your mystical experiences, and how you interpreted them.
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I haven't had all that many exciting ones, and only one drug-induced one, and one fever-induced one. I didn't spend much time interpreting them; I just enjoyed them for the pleasant experiences they were.
~~ Paul