Tryptamines L. asiatica - lilliputian hallucinations

[iom]

Perhaps it's simply a language barrier graced with pedantry?

Pardon me if I'm wrong, but isn't English your first language? Regardless, the pedantry is very important here, and I'm going to engage in more of it because it matters a lot when handling stereotypes.

You cited Scientism here as if to imply that scientists are necessarily followers of Scientism. Yes, many scientists to embrace Scientism, but a great many do not. I have studied in academia, and there I have encountered quite a diverse set of people who practice science and are therefore scientists. Some of them were deeply religious even and absolutely held mystical beliefs rooted in their religions. Practicing science does not equate to believing in Scientism. Absolutely no way!

Indigenous cultures tend to hold knowledge of things which academia remains ignorant. Whether I use the term molecular biochemist or academic, this refers to followers of modern science. These followers will tend to defend their belief system.

Lol, the world is a lot bigger than you seem to realize. Is bluelight an academic resource? Or are we all "indigenous herbalist types" here? What you perceive to be unnecessary pedantry is actually essential to recognizing and escaping your stereotypes. These stereotypes may help you deal with the world on simpler terms, but they also confine you to an overly narrow frame and limit your opportunities for increased understanding and growth.

 

[Allylbenzene]

You cited Scientism here as if to imply that scientists are necessarily followers of Scientism. Yes, many scientists do embrace Scientism, but a great many do not.

I was implying that they tend to abide by the scientific method which emphasizes empirical evidence & repeatable experiments. This often goes hand-in-hand with a materialist version of reality (and its associated limitations) but not always.

In this case we have Colin Domnauer, PhD investigating the bolete hallucinations. Will he succeed in deciphering their intangible aspects and understand their nonlocal origin? It's always a possibility. Alternatively will reductionism point to certain signalling mechanisms? What would Shulgin say?

Pardon me if I'm wrong, but isn't English your first language?

It is.

Is bluelight an academic resource? Or are we all "indigenous herbalist types" here?

No, but people with an academic-mindset seem present on bluelight. No doubt some are purely materialist but I'm sure others are not, and these are likely to appreciate the limitations of the scientific method whilst still seeing value in it.