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The contemporary attempts to address this issue seem to all rely on functional explanations, which probably can’t address the fundamental ontological issue. I favor your category 2/3 theories, specifically the Orch OR theory of consciousness. The efficacious unity of consciousness requires a quantum substrate. Spinoza is the only thinker I know of who provides a fundamental definition of pleasure, pain, joy, sadness, and many other varieties. I think we will need to go back to Spinoza for this, and combine it with our new quantum understanding of matter.
Great video! I think there's something to the prediction theory. If I slowly pinch my arm and anticipate there being pain then I can have a strong sensation but it doesn't feel painful. Or if something unexpected happens that requires me to use more energy than I had anticipated an initial negative reaction can arise. Perhaps thats why cultivating equanimity can be so helpful. Some of the theories mentioned seem like different levels of description and both have some truth to them. Like describing valence in terms of what's happening informationally and what's happening chemically and electrically and topologically and energy use and the valence tendencies of organisms being shaped by evolution.
Pleasure -- of the behavior-reinforcing dopamine variety anyway -- is experienced not when observation actually lines up with prediction, but when the apparatus *anticipates* such alignment. Pain is triggered by *observed* misalignment, pleasure is triggered by *anticipated* alignment.
Watch Sapolsky who disputes the dopamine hypothesis of valence. Too little 'bad'; too much 'bad' (cocaine overdose). So the dose not the substance is the 'thing'. Valence is to positive and negative what Tao is to yin and yang or similar is to same and difference. It's the nekker cube.
Nociception does, pain is too variably correlated with nociception or 'error' that causes a spectrum of bodily harm that can range from 'near miss' to 'slight hit' to 'hit' to 'damage' (noxious as a term covers 3 different states). So predictive process, of which bodily physiology is a part, may be more implicated at an inflammatory or tissue disruption level than the necessary noci and non-noci integration at perceptual level to allow an experience. It's where Friston's or Peter's work runs into problems with a necessary duality integration at a unified experiential level.
I like this, such an accurate interpretation of neurophenomenology. Whenever we take a psychedelic, what's actually going on is that the graphics of our world simulation start to disassemble. The properties and features of the model shift to an abnormal behavior. The world of our experience is actually our brain activity masquerading itself as the authentic external world.
I don't agree at all. LSD expands our senses for real, by weakening our physical energetic protections against psychic signals. These psychic signals are material but not physical. There is overwhelming evidence for superphysical layers of reality. Stop being dishonest in order to try to "save" the physical materialistic paradigm, because it is doomed anyways, just like the paradigm of dogmatic supernatural religious faith is doomed, both paradigms are severely out of touch with reality.
The self, as a subjective agent, has private experiences. These private experiences can be extracted via social cues and used for self-evaluation. The subcategories "private" and "regulatable" within the category of the self might converge to function as a social value or valence. We have private thoughts and feelings. Society influences how we see ourselves. So, our private experiences and social influences combine to create our sense (valence) of self-worth as a member in a cohort within a society.
Would that also require a social experience and private influence as well (a quadratic not a binary or dichotomy) and be bidirectional as well as bipositional? Otherwise you end up with the social dominance way of observation, such as Marxism, without agency of the individual assimilated within the masses despite the masses being dividuated down to individuals
@@notmyrealpseudonym6702 A Micro-Analysis of the First Interrogative: "Would that require social and private phenomenology qua experience and influence?" Yes! The affirmative response to this question is supported by comparative analysis grounded in data derived from in-group dynamics. This analysis posits that individuals situate themselves along a spectrum of self-evaluation within a group, constantly assessing their position relative to others. This self-evaluation, in turn, drives behavior and shapes a person's sense of self-worth. Self-Worth: Downward vs. Upward Evaluation The concept of self-worth plays a crucial role in this dynamic. Downward evaluation, where individuals compare themselves to those perceived as less fortunate or capable, can boost self-esteem and create a sense of superiority. Conversely, upward evaluation, where comparisons are made to those deemed more successful or accomplished, can lead to feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. Striving for Balance The interplay between these two types of evaluation is essential for maintaining a stable personal identity over time. Individuals constantly navigate the tension between the desire to feel good about themselves (downward evaluation) and the aspiration to improve and achieve more (upward evaluation). The Role of Social and Private Phenomenology This complex interplay between self-evaluation, self-worth, and the striving for balance underscores the importance of both social and private phenomenology. Social phenomenology encompasses the individual's lived experience within the group, including their perceptions of others and their place within the social hierarchy. Private phenomenology involves the individual's internal thoughts, feelings, and self-perceptions, which are shaped by both social interactions and personal reflections. Conclusion The first interrogative raises a crucial point that necessitates a deeper exploration of the interconnectedness between social and private phenomenology in the context of self-evaluation and identity formation. The proposed affirmative response is substantiated by comparative analysis and data from in-group dynamics, highlighting the dynamic interplay between self-worth, social comparisons, and the individual's ongoing quest for a balanced and stable personal identity.
Im legit confused by all the "I'm pleasantly surprised to know that Harvard is now researching psychedelics." Um pretty much every major university in the US has received federal grant money for decades to research psychedelics
Excellent work! -Would you consider porting this to Unity3d and then deploying it as a 3D VR app? Rotations look great and are even more physically intuitive in AR/VR immersive space.
How will I make sure that by "tweaking the parameters of my world simulator", I am looking at something that is still close to "realness" or am messing it up even more? Isn't it just hallucinations, and any interpretation that we make are just that, interpretations.
Thank you for sharing this. Is it possible to upload and visualise existing data, such as sections of Wikidata, for example? it looks like it would be interesting if applied to everything for codebases to mind maps and genealogies. At the moment, it is still very abstract and quite difficult to grasp.
Hmmm. 1) Author published a couple articles in predatory journals (in Beall's list) 2) also gave a presentation in the -Stuart Hameroff Show- Science of Consciousness conference, known to have gone off the rails a long time ago, the presentation itself is pseudoscientific. 3a) qri website is shady AF, the legal disclaimer alone gives all the reasons not to trust anything in there, but still, you can donate 3b) articles are pseudoscientific, many "mathematical" claims but no actual maths, a lot of name-dropping and conflating "sciency" concepts with "spiritual" / religious ones 👌 nice.
I thought the same too. But I must say there are plenty of instances which prove that premonition exists. And one time on lsd at 300 mics I saw a huge ball of plasma that lit up the entire area .
Yes i agree. LSD *does* expand our senses. This talk is a mere dishonest attempt to save the false paradigm of purely physical materialism. There is overwhelming evidence for a non-physical, material, psychic layer of realitý.
btw if i can ask : Do you think in the future you'd have plans to make a tool exactly like this, that encompasses non uniform lattices...like networks? or even more, system structures that allow you to arbitrarily define the the location of points in the system to construct a network? Basically... a more visual way to see potential patterns in a systems data structure.
2-4 years ago, i was smoking lots of weed, and at night/meditation i could see this exact display in my mind as closed eye visuals! A web of purple dots regularly placed! (Of course i couldnt play with it in this mathematical way though)
@@Cyber_Nomad more like a cloud, faint in the distance, at the center of the vision, sometimes cobweb like in a appearance, but with luck and concentration, sometimes i could zoom/travel into there and it was like billiard balls disposed like a tree plantation (but 3D)
It might be worth a video? Seeing an actual tesseract has been a longtime goal of mine in psychedelia lol
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@@julian9898 it only happens above waiting room level, which to be fair is being more high then most people ever want to get. 😅 But yes, super interesting. Watch the video on my channel about my first Jhana retreat and I talk about hyperstereoscopy there, which is a way to experience 4D with meditation or psychedelics.
Andrés do you have a video where you summarize any theories you may have about this? I've watched several of your videos and would be curious to know. I've often wondered if we're continuously cycling through dimensionality, i.e. from 1D to 3D to infinite dimensions then back again; but very quickly. We talk like, and build models of, the universe as if we're in 3D, or 3+1, since that's where computation works, but somehow something more subtle and amazing is going on.
