Microdosing study shows the placebo effect of taking psychelics
“Our study confirms the benefits of microdosing, but the mechanism behind those benefits likely has nothing to do with [the drugs]. It’s about your expectations of the upcoming experience,” said Balazs Szigeti, a research associate at Imperial who led the study.
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“Our study confirms the benefits of microdosing, but the mechanism behind those benefits likely has nothing to do with [the drugs]. It’s about your expectations of the upcoming experience,” said Balazs Szigeti, a research associate at Imperial who led the study.
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Meat consumption and risk of 25 common conditions: outcome-wide analyses in 475,000 men and women in the UK Biobank study - BMC…
Background There is limited prospective evidence on the association between meat consumption and many common, non-cancerous health outcomes. We examined associations of meat intake with risk of 25 common conditions (other than cancer). Methods We used data…
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A new test of cephalopod smarts has reinforced how important it is for us humans to not underestimate animal intelligence.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Response to a Question about Refugees
People want to be good, and want to be thought of by others as good.
These are not the same thing, and both can become entangled in deception and delusion.
One can fool others by projecting an image of one's own goodness while hiding one's true motives and character.
Worse, one can fool oneself. People convince themselves that they are good people, that their motives are pure, that their energy is positive and wholesome
But they compartmentalize and are blind to their own selfishness, often while accusing others of selfishness
Idiot compassion is born from this confluence of the desire to be seen as good with innate human selfishness & the desire to put one's own interests first
In order to understand how idiot compassion is the ape of true compassion, we must first understand what real compassion is
Authentic compassion is being with the suffering of others and, where possible, alleviating it through skillful means. Like a medical procedure, the healing may at first be painful and make the person feel even worse
But goodness is measured by the end result
For example, for a drug addict to get better, they will need to quit using drugs. The initial withdrawal will be painful and miserable. The addict may kick and scream and blame you for depriving him of what he thinks he needs. But wisdom understands that he is delusional
Authentic compassion is not invested in what the delusional addict thinks of you, what names he calls you, what he tells other people about how bad you are for not giving him drugs. Authentic compassion is only invested in his actual well-being
These are not the same thing, and both can become entangled in deception and delusion.
One can fool others by projecting an image of one's own goodness while hiding one's true motives and character.
Worse, one can fool oneself. People convince themselves that they are good people, that their motives are pure, that their energy is positive and wholesome
But they compartmentalize and are blind to their own selfishness, often while accusing others of selfishness
Idiot compassion is born from this confluence of the desire to be seen as good with innate human selfishness & the desire to put one's own interests first
In order to understand how idiot compassion is the ape of true compassion, we must first understand what real compassion is
Authentic compassion is being with the suffering of others and, where possible, alleviating it through skillful means. Like a medical procedure, the healing may at first be painful and make the person feel even worse
But goodness is measured by the end result
For example, for a drug addict to get better, they will need to quit using drugs. The initial withdrawal will be painful and miserable. The addict may kick and scream and blame you for depriving him of what he thinks he needs. But wisdom understands that he is delusional
Authentic compassion is not invested in what the delusional addict thinks of you, what names he calls you, what he tells other people about how bad you are for not giving him drugs. Authentic compassion is only invested in his actual well-being