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>What I always wonder about these types of experiences is whether the drug really does give you great insights, or it just tricks you into the feeling that you're having great insights.

Or it gives you great insights that are beyond the verbal level, not something that you just can jot down to sell afterwards to have people tell you how smart you are.

That is, it lets you feel and see things differently, it doesn't put smart quotes on your mind or make you discover general relativity.




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