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gyomutoday at 8:47 AM2 repliesview on HN

Arguably the long term survival and flourishing of the human species is due to humans being able to “see things that don’t exist”.


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FeepingCreaturetoday at 9:29 AM

What a wild claim. You can't just say it's arguable, you have to actually argue it. Personally I think it's true but only in a metaphorical way that doesn't apply to hallucinogenic drugs; inasmuch as it applies to hallucinogenic drugs, it's false.

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bossyTeachertoday at 9:05 AM

I couldn't have phrased it better.