Neale
Debonaire Rationale
In the concept of conservative solipsism (I know, an oxymoron) posited by Bertrand Russell, it is believed that humanity creates their own subjective versions of reality based on "sense data" we receive and process. While not ruling out the possibilities of other, independent existences outside of our own mind, aspects of our conceptual universe are created and subsequently given logical (through our mind's notions of it) grounds for existence. How would we know "hot" without "cold," and so forth.
When someone is under the influence of psychotropic drugs that alter brain chemistry (such as MDMA, tetrahydracannibinol, LSD, etc.), they are apt to perceive differently - i.e. new "versions" of reality through hightened levels of awareness, in some cases. It's known that throughout religious history, drugs have been used to become "closer" to God/nature/the soul etc.
So here's an idea...
Since we've conditioned ourself to perceive our version of reality through an infinite series of subjective sense data, extending the unknown out with logical inductions (for example, if you've never been to Paris, you would assume it would look like the pictures you've seen), then it could be assumed that through the use of drugs, we open avenues of perception (and reality) that would otherwise be closed.
I think of this concept through the "electromagnetic spectrum" metaphor. Since it's publication, we've discovered that we're only experiencing a tiny, tiny microcosm of what we can now term as "real." Any thoughts?
When someone is under the influence of psychotropic drugs that alter brain chemistry (such as MDMA, tetrahydracannibinol, LSD, etc.), they are apt to perceive differently - i.e. new "versions" of reality through hightened levels of awareness, in some cases. It's known that throughout religious history, drugs have been used to become "closer" to God/nature/the soul etc.
So here's an idea...
Since we've conditioned ourself to perceive our version of reality through an infinite series of subjective sense data, extending the unknown out with logical inductions (for example, if you've never been to Paris, you would assume it would look like the pictures you've seen), then it could be assumed that through the use of drugs, we open avenues of perception (and reality) that would otherwise be closed.
I think of this concept through the "electromagnetic spectrum" metaphor. Since it's publication, we've discovered that we're only experiencing a tiny, tiny microcosm of what we can now term as "real." Any thoughts?