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Comment by plurinshael

Why would you not have to try each and every combination of features known to create a different effect on the outcome?

There are what, 500 different psycho-active chemicals in cannabis? And how many different kinds of neuro-chemicals can our brains create in synapses? And how do we even begin to organize the ways that that information is transmitted to the structure (topology) of the neural systems? And their firing action logic? And the behavior of the whole organism in question?

Seems like like multiple, multi-linear variable spaces composed within each other. None of which are understandable independently of the other. None of which are perfectly mapped or traverscible landscapes. Why wouldn’t you have to try each and every possible configuration of the system in order to understand how it works?

We are not even working with a strong philosophical foundation or definition of consciousness. We must explore every possibility, leave no stone unturned.

parent plurinshael 7 months ago

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