One doesn’t really need drugs to change reality. There is another lesson to be had here: even acceptable drugs, like alcohol, can teach us that reality is not what we think it is. A couple of drinks and optimism grows, but one wakes up the next morning with regrets. ThisContinue Reading

If you focus on qualia instead of the matter of the world you are filled with wonder, sometimes with questions, and occasionally with answers. Wonder can always inspire uswith feelings of awe and respect, while the questions that may arise out of wonder do not always need answering. Wandering intoContinue Reading

What separates us from the animals is that qualia lands in their bodies but it lands in our minds. That is, the stuff the senses may reach all the way to their brains, but it effects are instinctual – they merely react, or not. They are spellbound, while we areContinue Reading