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Mysticism and Pattern-Matching

Scott Alexander hypothesizes that mystical experiences, hallucinations, and paranoia might be linked to an overactive pattern-matching faculty in the brain.

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Aug 28, 2015 2,008 words 0 likes 326 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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Book Review: On The Road

Scott Alexander critically reviews 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac, highlighting its problematic glorification of irresponsible behavior and flawed philosophy.

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Dec 2, 2014 3,819 words 0 likes 581 comments Read Read Opened Opened
conspiracy theories (34) Buddhism (23) learning (12) mysticism (4) Chesterton's Fence (4) physics (2) Robert Anton Wilson (2)

Against Anton-Wilsonism

Scott criticizes the approach to mysticism popularized by Robert Anton Wilson, arguing it provides false rewards and promotes harmful dabbling instead of genuine practice.

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Apr 3, 2013 1,501 words 0 likes 36 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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Crowley on Religious Experience

Scott presents Aleister Crowley's rationalist approach to mysticism and religious experience, arguing that Crowley's empirically-focused system for achieving enlightenment offers valuable insights that both religious and rationalist perspectives typically miss.

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Mar 26, 2009 881 words 44 likes 89 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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