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Yeah if it’s literally 90%+ people report the same thing… that seems impossible to explain even with a novel psychoactive substance… How can chemical compounds

Yeah if it’s literally 90%+ people report the same thing… that seems impossible to explain even with a novel psychoactive substance… How can chemical compounds contain an entire script of what the little people can and cannot do?

devmor 1mo ago
> How can chemical compounds contain an entire script of what the little people can and cannot do? I understand what you’re trying to say, but this sentence could be an argument against DNA. It’s also chemical compounds that contain an entire script of what our species can and cannot do - and much more.
- MichaelZuo 1mo ago
  DNA operates on a much lower level than large scale macro behavior such as 3cm to 30cm tall beings visually phasing through walls, or not… unless you think DNA does somehow directly affect it?
  - devmor 1mo ago
    DNA operates at vast spans of different scales - from the efficiency of your mitochondria all the way up to your preference for certain foods.
    - MichaelZuo 1mo ago
      Yes indirectly… it doesnt directly determine whether you literally see things phasing through walls or not? Did you not read the article?
      - devmor 1mo ago
        It absolutely does. People with genetic schizophrenia often experience the exact same type of hallucinations as their relatives. Please stop attempting to flame/throw petty shade because you don't like that I disagreed with you.
        MichaelZuo 1mo ago
        Did you log onto the wrong account? Your posting from a rando pseudonym account on HN, as far as I can tell. It’s not even possible for passing readers (including me) to determine who is actually behind it… So who would I be “flaming”? Plus given the nonsensical claim, it wouldn’t even make sense for me to do anything other than point that out.
zardo 1mo ago
> How can chemical compounds contain an entire script of what the little people can and cannot do? How could an index finger contain an entire movie? presses play
ravila4 1mo ago
Your brain contains the script of what little people can do, it just takes a compound to activate it.
SmirkingRevenge 1mo ago
Hallucinogenic experiences can be really specific to particular hallucinogens. There are some hallucinogens that only produce auditory hallucinations. We don't really have a reason to think those are real sounds. There are others that will not make you visually hallucinate in the regular sense, but will mess with how your brain interprets what you see - scrambling your internal visual object classifiers, so to speak - so that distinct things sort of melt together in your mind. Hallucinogens are wild. But I think they are the same as any other drug that has predictable effects, like alcohol or pot. Maybe it throws us for a loop because subjective experience of hallucinogens are so bizarre and varied and often intense. They truly do weird things to us.

devmor 1mo ago

> How can chemical compounds contain an entire script of what the little people can and cannot do? I understand what you’re trying to say, but this sentence could be an argument against DNA. It’s also chemical compounds that contain an entire script of what our species can and cannot do - and much more.

MichaelZuo 1mo ago
DNA operates on a much lower level than large scale macro behavior such as 3cm to 30cm tall beings visually phasing through walls, or not… unless you think DNA does somehow directly affect it?
- devmor 1mo ago
  DNA operates at vast spans of different scales - from the efficiency of your mitochondria all the way up to your preference for certain foods.
  - MichaelZuo 1mo ago
    Yes indirectly… it doesnt directly determine whether you literally see things phasing through walls or not? Did you not read the article?
    - devmor 1mo ago
      It absolutely does. People with genetic schizophrenia often experience the exact same type of hallucinations as their relatives. Please stop attempting to flame/throw petty shade because you don't like that I disagreed with you.
      - MichaelZuo 1mo ago
        Did you log onto the wrong account? Your posting from a rando pseudonym account on HN, as far as I can tell. It’s not even possible for passing readers (including me) to determine who is actually behind it… So who would I be “flaming”? Plus given the nonsensical claim, it wouldn’t even make sense for me to do anything other than point that out.

zardo 1mo ago

> How can chemical compounds contain an entire script of what the little people can and cannot do? How could an index finger contain an entire movie? presses play

ravila4 1mo ago

Your brain contains the script of what little people can do, it just takes a compound to activate it.

SmirkingRevenge 1mo ago

Hallucinogenic experiences can be really specific to particular hallucinogens. There are some hallucinogens that only produce auditory hallucinations. We don't really have a reason to think those are real sounds. There are others that will not make you visually hallucinate in the regular sense, but will mess with how your brain interprets what you see - scrambling your internal visual object classifiers, so to speak - so that distinct things sort of melt together in your mind. Hallucinogens are wild. But I think they are the same as any other drug that has predictable effects, like alcohol or pot. Maybe it throws us for a loop because subjective experience of hallucinogens are so bizarre and varied and often intense. They truly do weird things to us.