But they didn ' t see the dong I don ' t think . <| sep |> I coach and judge high school debate persistence is indispensable . I spend hours upon hours deconstructing bad arguments . <| sep |> Economy has been better . But the win usually goes to body count . Any bets ? <| sep |> Man , I have SO much to say about all that and several different views . I ' ll try to be clear and concise . I ' m a man of science and logic . Psychedelics and drugs in general have lost for the most part the wow and awe factors to me . I ' m able to analyze my experiences with them and look at the effects and events objectively now . I ' ve done lots of research and feel like I know what to expect from most any drug I try long before I actually ever dose . That being said , the universal consciousness people speak of , I believe that to a certain degree it is definitely real . But I think people play this to be an actual consciousness when in reality it is a primordial energy resonating throughout the universe , and altered mind states simply make us more fit to tuning into that frequency . I think it ' s something primal within us . I don ' t think this consciousness can convey a real message or even any discernable information , but rather it ' s just a supremely , unfathomably low frequency the entire universe has been measured to resonate at the frequency of a B flat 57 octaves below Middle C on the piano . I ' m actually a music education student , so I hope what I ' m about to say is a good explanation of what I think happens to you . They way resonance works is with sympathetic vibrations aka if you pluck the lower E string on a guitar , the upper E string on that guitar will vibrate and resonate , as well as the E strings on any other guitar within the area to which the initial and resonating sounds have traveled . There is much , much more to it , but that ' s a simplified explanation . Acoustics and resonance is amazing , you should do a little research . These sympathetic vibrations cause the energy in this case sound waves to keep traveling further and more amplified . When you are in an altered state of mind , you are more tuned to the key of this frequency , and it is able to resonate into , through , and from you . It is a fact , though , that in certain headspaces you can tap deeper into YOUR own consciousness , to the point of complete dissolution and death of ego as I mentioned in one of my earlier comments . Consciousness is a deeply personal and internal thing . It is what makes you an entity aside from any other . Nobody can explore your consciousness aside from you . If you are interested in delving into your own consciousness you should really check out proper technique for meditation . Especially if you seek to reach satori . Psychedelics help as well . MXE , 4 AcODMT , Mushrooms , and LSD have been the best substances for deeply introspective selfexploration in my experience .