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Ed P's avatar

Fascinating!

A couple years ago, I would have blown this off as total bullshit, being a scientist and rationalist. But I had a pretty wild experience about 18 months ago that may involve some of these capabilities. It came with a series of mind-blowing epiphanies that have been quite useful and important to my growth. But noticing that I had sensory info beyond what is widely recognized was both scary and fascinating. Frankly, I wasn’t sure if I was losing it, going nuts. And frankly I’m too embarrassed to mentioned much in the way of specifics, there is a ton of stigma around this stuff. So I guess I largely blew the experience off as BS. Ot at least, I never tried to cultivate it.

But especially after reading this, I’d like to explore it further and test its validity. But I have absolutely zero idea how to conjure the sense again. Should I just attempt to recreate the same conditions? Any tips on how to help open the mind up and dispel beliefs that hold us back?

Thanks!

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Jordan Yanowitz's avatar

As an ecological scientist, I’m rather skeptical of the psycho-spiritual framing of this article. We clearly have the capacity to extend our cognitive capacity and through this, to emerge into new ways of thinking and being in the world. I challenge you though Scott — how can this same schema be applied to the way our tools extend our ability to act? How do emerging technologies fit into this narrative?

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