24. The Nature of Delusions and Insights

Qwerky Science

People sometimes claim that psychedelics give a false sense of insight. Or that they generate bad or false insights. I challenge this claim by showing that insights are generally false and that delusional ideas are normal. Our society operates through hierarchies of authority on knowledge and most people do not think of insights or original thoughts, but instead, they submit to what experts tell them to believe. Having original thoughts is the domain of experts and psychedelics simply disinhibit our thinking. The relevant essay: https://mad.science.blog/2020/02/13/delusion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality Join the other 12 patrons :) https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience