seeing jesus
in 2022 i did DMT for the first time. i was lying outside under a tree. i have always been non-religious, and was raised that way. still, i incredibly distinctly perceived Jesus Christ appear to me, surrounded by a warm glow like that of dawn, and he told me i was loved, wholly and unconditionally. i could feel the divine love and peace throughout my whole being in a totally undeniable way. actually i could access it for months later, there was just this little mental movement i could do whenever i wanted to see some little part of Jesus Christ and remember His love.
even as soon as later that day i was fully aware this experience happened because i did the fucking drug that makes u have religious experiences lmao. it's had zero impact whatsoever on my beliefs about the world, except to me somewhat more certain in them, knowing that "religious experiences" are clearly an inducible brainstate
@xwanyexI think it’s very funny that people take all these non-materialist insights away from psychedelics, which to me are the purest demonstration of materialism available. It’s like I say to you, “everything you think you perceive is just the result of the way your brain interprets a… https://t.co/AWok1pBEha
thank u eliezer yudkowsky 🙂↕️
@tenobrusfuck man starting reading lesswrong when i was 12 was the worst mistake of my life. i literally saw jesus and felt his unconditional love for me on dmt this weekend but im so materialism-brained that experience hasnt altered my worldview or wellbeing in the slightest