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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Comforting delusions? How to evaluate the plausibility of mystical-type insights in psychedelic experiences

Jussi Jylkkä
Philosophical Psychology Summary & key facts 2024 8 citations

The paper says that psychedelics can produce mystical-type beliefs, like the idea that reality is a loving consciousness. The author argues we should not call these beliefs delusional just because they clash with naturalism (the view that only natural stuff exists). Instead, the paper recommends “metaphysical agnosticism” — holding off…

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