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Robert Wright (The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True), John Horgan (Scientific American, The End of Science, Mind-Body Problems, Pay Attention), and Nikita Petrov (Psychopolitica).
- John and Nikita (and Bob) present their psychedelic pedigrees . 0:00
- Distinguishing between “unitive” and “non-unitive” psychedelic/mystical experiences . 3:07
- John’s encounter with “[mischievous] animated shards of colored glass” on ayahuasca . 28:28
- Nikita on DMT ep. I: Presence in everything—essence in nothing . 35:31
- Can psychedelics get us closer to objective “Truth”? . 42:24
- Nikita on DMT ep. II: After dis-enlightenment, chop wood . 1:01:44
- A world charged with meaning . 1:05:53
- John on the necessary contingency of our attempts to understand reality . 1:07:27
- Nikita on DMT ep. III: Swapping self for gnosis—deal or no deal? . 1:09:20
- “Everything is right here, happening. Pay attention to how it works.” . 1:18:22
- Nikita on DMT ep. IV: oscillations between the sensuous and the cerebral . 1:20:36
- DMT in a nutshell . 1:29:12
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Recorded:Dec 2
Posted:Dec 14, 2021
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