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CanSocDem

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36. Nobody wants to know.

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 09:19 AM

Apr 2017

Modern science moves along nicely as it is; Most are making a good living letting others set the standards for belief....

Their biggest fear is discovering that "Consciousness" is separate from the body. That would mess up every known institution of Modern Society.

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First evidence found that LSD produces 'higher' level of consciousness, scientists claim [View all] bananas Apr 2017 OP

'scientists have 'found the first evidence.." really? pangaia Apr 2017 #1

Pretty sure I found that same 'first evidence' back in high school. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #7

lol pangaia Apr 2017 #17

Right? BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #23

You were braver than I. pangaia Apr 2017 #24

It was weird as after the concert, I walked along a treeline on the way home. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #25

I believe it. I believe it.... pangaia Apr 2017 #39

First evidence for higher state of consciousness found bananas Apr 2017 #2

The paper is open access at nature.com bananas Apr 2017 #3

Note Scientific Reports is not peer-reviewed for novelty sharedvalues Apr 2017 #12

Ketamine is wild stuff. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #4

MDMA should be compulsory, IMHO. n/t targetpractice Apr 2017 #5

Put it in the water, IMHO. n/t WheelWalker Apr 2017 #13

Amazing science, whoever would have thought Progressive dog Apr 2017 #6

Exactly sharedvalues Apr 2017 #9

THREAD WINNER !!!!!!!!! pangaia Apr 2017 #18

In all fairness to the researchers, an actual increase in the electrical field is a big deal. byronius Apr 2017 #8

No it is not. Lots of ways to change brain electrical activity sharedvalues Apr 2017 #10

And so? GliderGuider Apr 2017 #15

Not good science sharedvalues Apr 2017 #11

Please explain. nt GliderGuider Apr 2017 #14

The problem is that no one really knows what consciousness is. Mosby Apr 2017 #31

Of course, they're simply assuming a correlation GliderGuider Apr 2017 #33

Nobody wants to know. CanSocDem Apr 2017 #36

Yeah, i agree. Higher brain activity, perhaps, but not necessarily a higher level of consciousness. kysrsoze Apr 2017 #32

All I can say is this: Pathwalker Apr 2017 #16

By that measure, seizures must be the ultimate high consciousness level. X_Digger Apr 2017 #19

An association between seizures and higher consciousness has long been known bananas Apr 2017 #41

Now they need to explain why middle C tastes like that particular shade of periwinkle... GliderGuider Apr 2017 #20

The one time I dropped, I saw President Rutherford HAYES Dammit Jim Apr 2017 #21

LSD: Transcendental Medication GliderGuider Apr 2017 #22

I tried it once. Mickju Apr 2017 #26

I knew that already! n/t KT2000 Apr 2017 #27

So it is illegal to achieve a higher level of consciousness. Makes sense to me. Midnight Writer Apr 2017 #28

One can achieve same results with meditation. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #30

Yes - increasing theta waves and getting beyond the "default mode network" of thinking that keeps JudyM Apr 2017 #37

actually really interesting. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #29

Uses for LSD just us Apr 2017 #34

Did anyone watch the 4-Part series "The Drug Years"? I also bought the book on which the Hestia Apr 2017 #35

One thing I remember from youthful extensive research... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #38

Steve Jobs insisted that his increased awareness tavernier Apr 2017 #40

Bill Hicks - Positive Drug Story Hestia Apr 2017 #42