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Consider Laurentian University neuroscientist Michael Persinger’s God Helmet.16 More than fifty years ago, researchers discovered that electrical stimulation of the right temporal lobe can produce visions of God, sensed presences, and other notable altered states. Persinger built a helmet that directs electromagnetic pulses toward this brain region. More than two thousand people have tried out the device, and the majority have had some form of nonordinary experience.
Stealing Fire
Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
My experience with hypnosis completely changed the way I view people and how I interpret the choices they make. I no longer see reason as the driver of behavior. I see simple cause and effect, similar to the way machines operate. If you believe people use reason for the important decisions in life, you will go through life feeling confused and frustrated that others seem to have bad reasoning skills. The reality is that reason is just one of the drivers of our decisions, and often the smallest one.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Scott Adams
In a society which emphasizes teaching, children and students-and adults-become passive and unable to think or act for themselves. Creative, active individuals .can only grow up in a society which emphasizes learning instead of teaching.
A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander
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