Wait, I don't think this is true. Then separates something by time. Than compares 2 things.
Anytime something is unexplainable, it, by definition, can not be explained. This does not give us a reason to jump to conclusion and is known as an argument from ignorance aka shifting burden of proof.Sorry for the triple post,i believe he may have been shut down by the men in black!
“Dr. Rick Strassman, pioneering psychedelic researcher and author of the book, DMT — The Spirit Molecule, discusses his new book, Inner Paths to Outer Space: Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technologies, Zen Buddhism, psychedelics and spirituality, Old Testament prophecy and more in this fascinating interview. Dr. Strassman conducted the first federally approved psychedelic research in the US in nearly a generation with the compound dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, in New Mexico in the mid 1990′s.
Though expecting mystical raptures and deep psychological insights, in his study he was astonished to find many of his volunteers reporting unexpected encounters with strange and sometimes disturbing alien beings with advanced technology in what amounted to classical UFO “abduction” experiences. Unable to explain away the volunteers’ experiences, he concluded that these were genuine encounters with independent sentient beings in otherwise normally invisible dimensions.”
I think he does a little bit... He heres the explanation of the experts and still claims GMO's are horrible. Heres the explanation of the experts and still thinks the Sumarians discovered Pluto. This could go on and on. But yeah, he does not claim to be smarter than those experts, and neither do I, me and Joe and millions of other people just disagree with them. I agree that he doesnt take shots at science either, he loves science, but he also thinks science isnt the only way, things that science has yet to discover can be learned and experienced, like his views on DMT.
Isn't sleep paralysis and such like attributed to dmt ,the same as astral projection and dreams ect?
What was so misinformed about his post? Are you claiming that just because other drugs don't give you the same effect as DMT that somehow the visions you see with DMT are actually happening and not merely hallucinations inside your mind?
DMT has no comparable in the psychedelic world, it isn't even a drug but more a portal to communicate with ET beings, i'm simply agreeing with Dr. Rick Strassman, as far as i know none of you lot have conducted such in depth analysis of DMT using a large number of subjects so if his theory makes sense to me then why would i question the good doctor!
What do you/he base this on?
How much does "science" know about the human brain?
Quite a bit, and our knowledge base is growing quickly. This should get you started, then check out the specific branches near the bottom of the page on the left - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience
Pedantic? It's good to define words to make sure everyone participating in the debate can be clear on the concepts being discussed.
As I've shown above, not everyone who take DMT reports the same experience, either...
Repetitive, see my last answer...
Except that it belongs to the tryptamine family and is analogous to serotonin, melatonin, as well as other psychedelic tryptamines such as 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenin, psilocin and psilocybin -- but other than that, it's not comparable.
In what way is it not a drug?
Argument from authority holds no weight here. All we are left with is anecdote as pretty much nothing that Strassman has speculated on has been published and available for peer review, and the things that have are highly disputed by reputable neurochemist. It might make sense to you but how many papers have you read that challenge or refute his findings? This is just more wishful thinking bias IMO.
Its MY belief that its not a drug because it is present in all of the human race ,i believe dr strassman has more knowledge base to learn from than you for instance,so why listen to your point of view, have you been published and have you even partaken in a dmt exerience
For me experiences! for strassman it was and yes thats MY belief
About half he says,maybe more!. I would imagine a lot of people would be embarrassed to tell the doc they seen 'beings', and some may have been religious which conflicts with alien beings so they would be hesitant to comment on the alien presence and opt for god as the mystical force,a percentage of the participants could have had a tolerance or immunity , not all minds can accept this knowledge and could suppress it much like a childhood memory of trauma, but even half is a good number for me to agree with him and hes a doctor!
Whether or not something is a drug is not subject to your belief. You can believe that the sun is pulled across the sky by chariots but that doesn't make it true. There are many endogenous substances that are also drugs. We extract and synthesize all types from hormones to opiates.
I already told you that I have experienced DMT. Whether or not I have been published is also irrelevant. One of the things that makes science work is the ability to evaluate other people's work by what they submit for review. When there is disagreement, I tend to accept the position of the people that have the most knowledge on the subject and tend to dismiss conjecture and speculation without evidence, which applies to most of Strassman's opinion.
what is the 'presence' in your opinion then,how many times and did you go deep ?
Why don't you read post #286 again. You quoted it but it appears you didn't actually read it but just skimmed it to pick out the point that you could respond to.
Back in my party days, I was on a bunch of hits of acid a handful of X - and a mixture of special K, and fuck knows what else in a bumper/bullet, and I was having open eye hallucinations. When I closed my eyes it was like being in another frickin world, there were voices and faces and complex geometric patterns. The weirdest part for me was the fact that I 'knew' what I was saying in my head didn't make sense, but at the same time it made perfect sense. Everything was so fragmented and disjointed, but I can remember moments of what seemed like absolute clarity.
I quoted it to illustrate a different point, yes i read it all, though it doesn't go into any detail of the question i posed above, do you sum the presence up with aliens or elves? from that post you may have hit DMT once and feel you may know it all from that,i also asked how deep you have gone ie dose taken, if you don't want to answer these questions thats ok, but dont use politics to evade the issue and claim to already of answered previously,sorry but i was just trying to establish that you have had more than 1 light hit to give credence to your comments.
You can feel a presence, 'god' or 'aliens' without drugs. All you need to do is stimulate a certain part of the brain with a magnetic field.