
#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
Lex Fridman Podcast
Exploring the Depths of Psychedelic Experience
This chapter delves into the transformative effects of psychedelics, particularly mushrooms and DMT, on perception and consciousness. It highlights the challenges of articulating these intense experiences while drawing parallels between psychedelics and dreams. The discussion also includes the impacts of altered states on mathematical thinking and the philosophical implications of human perception of reality.
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