A Cognitive Perspective On Plant Pain
Why does pain exist? As a vegan, I sometimes hear people bring up that food requires other organisms to die. … Continue reading A Cognitive Perspective On Plant Pain
Category: philosophy
The Polarized Mind
Polarization seems to play an underestimated role in the psychological processes underlying cluster B personality traits, such as narcissism and … Continue reading The Polarized Mind
Knowledge Isn’t Valuable
There are often people who believe that they value knowledge or truth above all other values. This seems to be … Continue reading Knowledge Isn’t Valuable
The Phoenix Effect
Psychedelics may induce the same state of mind as the childhood critical period of learning and development. The flexibility and … Continue reading The Phoenix Effect
Who Are You?
The neural forest is covered in a mysterious fog. The horizon seems entirely infinite. There is a prominent lack of … Continue reading Who Are You?
Delusion
We often view delusion as a manifestation of an intoxication state, endogenous or otherwise. This is something worth critical analysis … Continue reading Delusion
Clouds and Echoes
We will explore how echoes, clouds, dreaminess, supernaturalism, religion and the psychedelic state all relate. Why are clouds considered surreal … Continue reading Clouds and Echoes
Abstraction
INTRODUCTION Abstraction may reduce specificity and decrease awareness of the contradicting information between concepts. Abstraction helps us find meaning in … Continue reading Abstraction
