a) Arguement by authority.
b) Even if you take that the arguement by authority is in any way shape or form valid, a mycologist is not qualified to talk about quantum mechanics. We are at the point of specialisation in science where climate physicists don't reach the level of depth of a relevant course to what we are discussing (Quantum Information). A mycologist has about as much expertise in quantum mechanics as a physicist in medicine, ie none.
Completely unrelated, ad honinem, and again in essence a plea to authority, but I'll bite. I don't have my PhD *yet* (I am pursuing one in a related field), but I have a degree in nuclear/elementary particle physics, yes. But this is beside the point, a degree is just a piece of paper. The important part is that I've taken several relevant courses and actually studied the subject for a few years.
What worries me is this fetishisation of "experts" that you are promoting here, while also ignoring how compartmentalised scientific knowledge is in our age, and as if my arguement would be of less value if I was some kid who read a shit ton of physics and math books for fun rather than a slightly more privileged shitter who managed to get to un i.Notice you didn't actually argue anything apart from my expertise against this persons.
< If you are legitimately interested about quantum theory, and want any technical clarifications, nothing would give me more joy than to answer any questions that you have (and that I can answer).
Yes, multiple times. While these experiences have been important to me, in understanding myself, and also forging strong bonds with people who are close to me, I know full well that this is, and it's chemicals in my brain, just like everything else I experience. This is actually quite a funny coincidence, I had a conversation with a friend yesterday about how though I value those experiences I am happy that I don't still use such substances.
Please remember to trip responsively, in safe environments and with people you trust, and that it's all in your head.
This is the most important point in this post for me:
< "Enlightenment" is a dumb concept, and through a realisation of how dumb it is, I escaped my retarded drug use and general state of mind. I always expected that by doing some psychedelic that I would suddenly be "enlightened". Bang. Just like that, suddenly, I see!
This is never the case. Even moments of "eureka!" are based on studying and hard work. This has applied to my academic life, my political thought and personal life, and it was this that was the most critical thing that I took from dabbling in psychedelics, and perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my adult life in general.
If I sounded aggressive in my previous post you have to understand that my frustration at reading sentences with "quantum entaglement" and "experience" or "consciousness" is the same as what I experience when hearing "karl marks killed 9999 gorrillions with his bear hands".