"“not one (if I may suggest) finds anything solid, by way of a 'theory' or explanation.” The theory is very simple and clear – it states that the origin, essence and ongoing wellspring of religion is the experience of…"

"While Huxley doesn't speak about psychedelics in "Perennial Philosophy," he does speak of these kind of experiences in terms of mystical experiences and mysticism. Alan Watts borrowed the term "cosmic consciousness" from…"

"I have a sort of different perspective on this. Since you've mentioned Gautama, I suppose I will start with Buddhism. If you look into Buddhism, Gautama isn't necessarily emphasized as the one appointed individual who is a "special…"

"@ Jimmy “that's why I find this title "Entheogen Theory of Religion" to be somewhat misleading only if you interpret it through Huxey's "Perennial Philosophy."” Bear in mind that Huxley wrote that book…"

"@ Jimmy “Have you ever looked into the case of Ramana Maharshi or other practitioners of advaita vedanta? The insight they arrive at seem quite on par with the insight one takes from psychedelics” Per the entheogen theory of religion,…"

"11. Thou shall not assume that a belief is true, because you believe it to be so. (Self Referencing)  "

"@ Gallup's mirror “Not religious experiences. Not mystical experiences.Mystical-type experiences. Now what do you suppose is the difference between a mystical experience and a mystical-type experience? ” There is no specific…"

"@ Jimmy Do you really believe that people can experience ego death just by meditating?"

"The Johns Hopkins study confirmed that psilocybin causes mystical type experiences, and that study was an update of the psilocybin study at Harvard in the sixties. It is very well established now that this is what the 'entheogenic' class…"

"@ Jimmy "One thing that I'm not sure about in Hoffman's theory is he relates this "ego death" experience to a fatalism." How are you 'not sure' about this part of Hoffman's theory? This is not the…"

"@ Gallup's Mirror "It only "makes sense" if you blow your brains out on psychedelic drugs" You need to take psychedelic drugs in order to know what these kind of experiences are like, but it is still possible to understand…"

""Trying to add drugs in here is then superfluous" The crucial point here is that the drugs are the only ergonomic (ie repeatable and reliable) tool for triggering the psychedelic state of consciousness. It might be true that people with…"

"I sometimes get into this state when I realize that many jobs involve monotony, small checks, and limited residuals to pursue hobbies. At the bank today, during a moment when a teller asked, 'does anyone need help?', I suggested that I am…"

"Gallup- "Oi, he's just makin' it up as he goes along!"- life of Brian."

"@Gallups- I am a person who have had these experiences from drugs and other means that do not require carpet bombing my brain with chemicals. And even  i really can not understand how the hell they draw these conclusions from it. Just because…"