Chapter
Psychedelics and "Machine Elves"
33:26 - 36:59 (03:32)
The existence of "machine elves" or other creatures that can only be seen with psychedelics does not contradict the idea that they have always been there and our current resolution is not fine enough to observe them without the use of psychedelics.
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The use of drugs can change how humans perceive reality, but it doesn't change the fact that the reality exists.
33:26 - 34:22 (00:55)
Summary
The use of drugs can change how humans perceive reality, but it doesn't change the fact that the reality exists. It just changes our ability to focus on it.
ChapterPsychedelics and "Machine Elves"
Episode#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The microscope allowed scientists to see microscopic creatures like protozoa, which had been present for billions of years but invisible to the naked eye.
34:22 - 34:47 (00:25)
Summary
The microscope allowed scientists to see microscopic creatures like protozoa, which had been present for billions of years but invisible to the naked eye. This discovery was like a drug experience for the scientist who first observed them.
ChapterPsychedelics and "Machine Elves"
Episode#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discussion revolves around the concept of machine elves and their existence in a different dimension than ours, which can only be perceived through DMT or similar substances.
34:47 - 35:25 (00:37)
Summary
The discussion revolves around the concept of machine elves and their existence in a different dimension than ours, which can only be perceived through DMT or similar substances. The concept does not contradict the possibility that they have always been present, and the resolution is essential to perceive them.
ChapterPsychedelics and "Machine Elves"
Episode#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The resolution of our senses is not fine enough to observe certain creatures that can only be seen with psychedelics, but making assumptions about their existence without proper tools can be arbitrary.
35:25 - 36:59 (01:34)
Summary
The resolution of our senses is not fine enough to observe certain creatures that can only be seen with psychedelics, but making assumptions about their existence without proper tools can be arbitrary.