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So was McKenna full of his own shit? Of course he was. So are you, and so am I. We share a common language of words defined in polarity to each other, and our understanding of the grand scheme is so nebulous that none of us are absolutely sure what we are trying to explain. Real intellectuals realize they are performing a role to create the illusion that they have it all figured out, and because most people are not keen enough to figure this trick out, it keeps working. 

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“We all need to try to understand what is happening. We need to try to understand what is happening, and in my humble opinion, ideology is only going to get in your way. Nobody understands what is happening… not Buddhists, not Christians, not government scientists…not, ya know, no one understands what is happening. So forget ideology. They betray. They limit. They lead astray. Just deal with the raw data, and trust yourself. Nobody is smarter than you are. And what if they are? What good is their understanding doing you?

Inform yourself. What does “inform yourself” mean? It means [to] transcend and mistrust ideology. Go for direct experience. What do you think when you face the waterfall? What do you think when you have sex? What do you think when you take psilocybin? Everything else is un-confirmable rumor, useless, probably lies. So liberate yourself from the illusion of culture. Take responsibility for what you think and what you do."

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xFrockx said:

So is that statement true or a self-evident paradox?

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