Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke Chris Letheby on naturalistic psychedelic philosophy | Living Mirrors #80
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Jan 29, 2022 AI Snips
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Naturalism on Consciousness
- Metaphysical naturalism holds that everything, including mind and consciousness, is physical and emergent.
- Consciousness and meaning arise from complex non-minded physical substrates without any foundational mind.
Psychedelic Experiences vs. Naturalism
- Psychedelic experiences often lead people away from naturalism, sometimes toward beliefs in cosmic consciousness or supernatural realms.
- Such beliefs are varied, including pantheistic idealism, panpsychism, or spirit worlds, reflecting diverse interpretations.
Mystical Experience without Metaphysics
- Unitive mystical psychedelic experiences can arise without metaphysical content or belief in cosmic consciousness.
- Such experiences often reflect a reduction in conceptualizing, revealing mental constructs like rigid objects as illusions.