Robert Epstein
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But I do know that we did seem to suddenly, rather suddenly, get to a higher level of functioning. And I have presented lots and lots of smart people in multiple fields with this challenge for years. How does the brain work? Tell me how the brain works without introducing a metaphor, like a computer metaphor. And I've never found anyone who could do it. Never.
But I do know that we did seem to suddenly, rather suddenly, get to a higher level of functioning. And I have presented lots and lots of smart people in multiple fields with this challenge for years. How does the brain work? Tell me how the brain works without introducing a metaphor, like a computer metaphor. And I've never found anyone who could do it. Never.
Even at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin where I confronted a whole bunch of people with this challenge. And then I kept up in touch with them for months afterwards. Nothing. We just tell ourselves stories. We make up silly stories. A placeholder. Yeah. Yeah, but you see, but transduction, neural transduction, that's not one of these placeholders. It's something that we can test.
Even at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin where I confronted a whole bunch of people with this challenge. And then I kept up in touch with them for months afterwards. Nothing. We just tell ourselves stories. We make up silly stories. A placeholder. Yeah. Yeah, but you see, but transduction, neural transduction, that's not one of these placeholders. It's something that we can test.
Even at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin where I confronted a whole bunch of people with this challenge. And then I kept up in touch with them for months afterwards. Nothing. We just tell ourselves stories. We make up silly stories. A placeholder. Yeah. Yeah, but you see, but transduction, neural transduction, that's not one of these placeholders. It's something that we can test.
And look at the fascination that's been now for decades with DMT. What the heck? And why is it produced by so many different plants and animals? And why does it produce in people a most extraordinary experience? I haven't tried it, but I certainly know people who have.
And look at the fascination that's been now for decades with DMT. What the heck? And why is it produced by so many different plants and animals? And why does it produce in people a most extraordinary experience? I haven't tried it, but I certainly know people who have.
And look at the fascination that's been now for decades with DMT. What the heck? And why is it produced by so many different plants and animals? And why does it produce in people a most extraordinary experience? I haven't tried it, but I certainly know people who have.
In fact, I said that I was giving a spiel like this to some of my staff and one woman immediately said, she said, oh, well, it changed my life. I go, you tried DMT? She said, yeah. She said the problem was that I did it twice and I didn't need to do it twice because it completely changed my life the first time. And then another woman was sitting there. She goes, well, I did, too.
In fact, I said that I was giving a spiel like this to some of my staff and one woman immediately said, she said, oh, well, it changed my life. I go, you tried DMT? She said, yeah. She said the problem was that I did it twice and I didn't need to do it twice because it completely changed my life the first time. And then another woman was sitting there. She goes, well, I did, too.
In fact, I said that I was giving a spiel like this to some of my staff and one woman immediately said, she said, oh, well, it changed my life. I go, you tried DMT? She said, yeah. She said the problem was that I did it twice and I didn't need to do it twice because it completely changed my life the first time. And then another woman was sitting there. She goes, well, I did, too.
And she said the same thing. She said that the reality that she experienced on DMT was much realer than the reality she experiences in our life.
And she said the same thing. She said that the reality that she experienced on DMT was much realer than the reality she experiences in our life.
And she said the same thing. She said that the reality that she experienced on DMT was much realer than the reality she experiences in our life.
Has that been your experience as well?
Has that been your experience as well?
Has that been your experience as well?
Well, again, it's produced mainly at night by the pineal gland.
Well, again, it's produced mainly at night by the pineal gland.
Well, again, it's produced mainly at night by the pineal gland.