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The Illusion of Eternity
Dimethyl tryptamine (DMT) exists in significant, measureable quantities in the human body. Some researchers, such as Dr. Rick Strassman, theorize that near death experiences is the result of a sudden release of this chemical.
DMT is a potent hallucinogen, transcending the simple distortions of reality into creating new worlds for the user. Among its effects are distortions of time, which can extend the duration of a second to feel like another eternity for the user.
Like nearly all other hallucinogens, (and pretty much most psychoactive compounds), the nature of the experience depends on the set and setting of the user. Set refers to the attitude the individual has at a given moment, while setting describes the conditions of his or her surroundings.
With this background information in mind, I now proceed to my conjecture regarding the afterlife and how DMT is involved. When a person dies, a considerable dose of DMT is released, possibly in a quantity so great that the perceived expansion of time is a consistent effect. This can provide the dying individual with a sense of afterlife. The set and setting, which would be composed of the individual’s conscience and place of death, would determine whether the trip is good or bad. A good trip which seems to last for eternity would be equivalent to the classical description of heaven, whereas the bad trip would be hell.
Were this conjecture to be true, it would provide a biologically feasible explanation for the afterlife. As mentioned before, this is only a conjecture. It is very difficult to approach this idea in an experimental setting given modern ethics regulations and practical limitations of measurement devices.
Dimethyl tryptamine (DMT) exists in significant, measureable quantities in the human body. Some researchers, such as Dr. Rick Strassman, theorize that near death experiences is the result of a sudden release of this chemical.
DMT is a potent hallucinogen, transcending the simple distortions of reality into creating new worlds for the user. Among its effects are distortions of time, which can extend the duration of a second to feel like another eternity for the user.
Like nearly all other hallucinogens, (and pretty much most psychoactive compounds), the nature of the experience depends on the set and setting of the user. Set refers to the attitude the individual has at a given moment, while setting describes the conditions of his or her surroundings.
With this background information in mind, I now proceed to my conjecture regarding the afterlife and how DMT is involved. When a person dies, a considerable dose of DMT is released, possibly in a quantity so great that the perceived expansion of time is a consistent effect. This can provide the dying individual with a sense of afterlife. The set and setting, which would be composed of the individual’s conscience and place of death, would determine whether the trip is good or bad. A good trip which seems to last for eternity would be equivalent to the classical description of heaven, whereas the bad trip would be hell.
Were this conjecture to be true, it would provide a biologically feasible explanation for the afterlife. As mentioned before, this is only a conjecture. It is very difficult to approach this idea in an experimental setting given modern ethics regulations and practical limitations of measurement devices.
