Andrés Gómez Emilsson, AstralCodexTen Online Meetup of 2021-4-25

[@lambertronix]

1:14:00 "doobadoop yeah" great presentation

[@missh1774]

this was a very useful presentation, espicially for people who do not use dmt to generate these states.

[@I80TudW]

Is there any good material on the overlap of Qualia Research and deep meditation practice? There seems so much parallels for me as somehow who has dangled in both. For the topic of heaven realms for example the jhanic concentration states come to my mind which are beyond blissful and also called the heavenly abodes.

Absolutely! Look up "The Symmetry Theory of Valence: 2020 Presentation" in Qualia Computing to see "the big picture" here :) Cheers!

[@Renvoxan]

Does the example of extremely high positive valence in the experience of becoming a parent somehow contradict the whole 'replicators vs consciousness' notion?

I don't see why. Evolution recruited very high-valence states in order to motivate reproduction. But it also recruited extremely negative states as well, which certainly go against the interests/values of consciousness. If evolution could have gotten away with a less euphoric feeling of being a parent while still having the same motivating/reinforcing quality, being a parent wouldn't feel that great. In the long run, if we don't rationally steer evolution in the direction of serving consciousness, there is no guarantee we will feel good about anything.

[@Ndo01]

This guy is a machine elf in human form

[@Renvoxan]

What is QRI's view on free will?

[@Zeegoner]

Yawn