Michele Pasin / Quotes

Proactive people aren't pushy

There are some people who interpret “proactive” to mean pushy, aggressive, or insensitive; but that isn’t the case at all. Proactive people aren’t pushy. They’re smart, they’re value driven, they read reality, and they know what’s needed.

Saved 25 December 2017 / www.amazon.com ↗

#proactivity #values #reality

Are computations real or epistemic tools?

In philosophy, cognitive science, and, more broadly speaking, in computer science, there is a divide between those who believe that computations underlie…

Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) #computation #information #reality #philosophy-of-mind

Constitutive ontologies = second path

In following the second path the observer assumes, quite differently, that the starting point must be the constitutive biological phenomena of being unable to…

Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana #observer #objects #perception #illusion #reality #living

Distrusting reality after frequent trips

Robert and Kristian were using LSD so often during this time that they said they had a hard time trusting the non-LSD reality they experienced even when they…

Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) #psychedelics #reality #perception

Does LSD sharpen perception?

Does LSD actually enhance the accuracy of our perceptions? Do we see, think, or hear better on LSD? The question has not been scientifically investigated. In…

Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) #psychedelics #perception #reality #consciousness

Every recollection reconstructs the memory

‘Every time we recall an event, we must reconstruct the memory, and with every recollection the memory may be changed … Truth and reality, when seen through…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #memory #truth #reality #interpretation

Everyday experience as hallucination

this is where LSD enters the picture. It turns out that human consciousness is likely itself a form of hallucination. As I have said, it is a very useful…

Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) #hallucinations #perception #psychedelics #reality