Sedatives take people out of criticality, which is the optimal state for consciousness and psychological wellbeing.
Psychedelics increase entropy in the brain, which is chaos, and this may move people closer to true criticality, which is the optimal state for consciousness and psychological wellbeing.
Tom Morgan returns for his third appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim, Infinite Loops’ own Ed William and special guest Brett Andersen, an evolutionary psychology PhD student at the University of New Mexico. We discuss the implications of the ideas presented in Brett’s fantastic essay ‘Intimations of a New Worldview’, whether the rise of anti-heroes is a challenge to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, the influence of conscious vs unconscious design, and much more. Important Links: