,NEUROLOGICAL ,RELATIVISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROB]T ,ANTON ,WILSON 

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,9 MY PREVI\S TWO COLUMNS1 ,I HAVE PRES5T$ ! CASE = ! ULTIMATE SKEPTICISM 7I4E4 SOLIPSISM7 AS /RONGLY AS ,I C\LD1 9DICAT$ ?AT IT NOT ONLY CAN BE DEF5D$ ON RIGIDLY LOGICAL GR\NDS 7CF4 ,HUME1 ,DAVID1 WORKS (71 BUT ALSO ?AT IS SEEM+LY CONFIRM$ EMPIRICALLY BY ! PRACTICE ( SIL5T-LEVEL M$ITATION4 

,( C\RSE1 ,I AM NOT A SOLIPSI/4 ,HAV+ FA!R$ F\R *ILDR5 9 ?IS HI<LY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY1 ,I HAVE HAD TO CONFRONT ! NITTY-GRITTY GUT-LEVEL REALITY ( ! IRON LAWS ( ECONOMICS 9 A MANN] & ) A P]SI/ANCE ?AT MAKES ME AS MU* ( A BELIEV] 9 0EXT]NAL REALITY0 AS ANY ,M>XI/ OR ,OBJECTIVI/ C\LD WI%4 

,I HAVE EV5 BE5 ON ,WELF>E TWICE 9 MY #de YE>S1 = OV] A YE> EA* TIME4 7,IT IS A MO/ $UCATIONAL EXP]I5CE & EV]Y LIB]T>IAN \<T TO GO ?R\< IT1 JU/ AS EV]Y ,M>XI/ \<T TO HAVE ! EXP]I5CE ( RUNN+ A BUS9ESS & MEET+ A PAYROLL47 ,NOBODY :O HAS GONE ?R\< ! RITUALS ( SOCIAL DEGREGATION 9VOLV$ 9 FALL+ FROM ,ASSOCIATE ,$ITOR ( ,PLAYBOY TO ,WELF>E 0CASE0 7,AM]ICANUS NONDESIRABILIS7 CAN BE A SOLIPSI/4 ,TO GET (F ,WELF>E & BECOME AFFLU5T AGA91 AS ,I HAVE ALSO DONE1 IS AN EV5 BETT] CURE = SOLIPSISM2 IF ,I HADN'T FIGUR$ \T SOME ( ! LAWS ( ?AT P>T ( ! 0EXT]NAL WORLD0 KN[N AS PUBLI%+1 ,I W\LD /ILL BE ON ,WELF>E4 

,NONE!LESS1 MY SKEPTICISM DOES V]GE V]Y CLOSE TO ! SOLIPSI/IC EXTREME1 & ,MR4 ,JOHN ,WALK] HAD AMPLE EXCUSE TO WOND]1 AS HE DID 9 ,N,L,W #i#c1 H[ SOMEBODY AS CLOSE TO SOLIPSISM AS ,I AM DOES MANAGE TO DEAL ) ! EXT]NAL1 S5SORY-S5SUAL1 EXI/5TIAL WORLD AT ALL4 

,! ANSW] IS ! SAME AS ,GODZILLA GAVE ON ,SATURDAY ,NI<T ,LIVE :5 ,BABA ,WAWA ASK$ HIM1 0,H[ DO Y\ & ,MRS4 ,GODZILLA DO IT80 

0,V]Y C>EFULLY10 SAID ,GODZILLA4 ,& ?AT'S H[ ,I DEAL ) 0REALITY40 

,AS ! RESULT ( ! YOGIC & AL*EMICAL DISCIPL9ES ,I HAVE PRACTIC$ DUR+ ! LA/ #ae YE>S1 ,I KN[ ?AT ! SOLIPSI/ POSITION IS ! M9IMAL TRU?1 I4E41 ?AT ALL WE REALLY KN[ IS A /REAM ( S5SATION4 ,! COMMON S5SE HYPO!SIS ?AT !RE IS AN ,EGO 70ME07 OBS]V+_/EXP]I5C+ ?IS /REAM1 >E UNPROVABLE1 BUT D5Y+ !M SEEMS TO LEAD TO WORSE CONFUSION ?AN 7T5TATIVELY7 ACCEPT+ !M4 

,BUT ,I ALSO KN[ ?AT EV]Y?+ ,I ?9K ,I KN[ AB\T ! ,EGO 70ME07 & ! ,EXT]NAL ,WORLD 70IT07 IS WOEFULLY LITTLE1 & V]Y MISLEAD+ 7MORE 0UNTRUE0 ?AN 0TRUE07 BECAUSE IT IS SU* A MICROSCOPIC FRAGM5T ( :AT ! TOTAL ,ME & ! TOTAL ,UNIV]SE MU/ BE4 ,BLAKE SAID1 WISELY1 ?AT 0,EV]Y ?+ ,CAPABLE ( BE+ ,BELIEV$ IS AN ,IMAGE ( ! ,TRU?20 BUT IT IS ALSO TRUE1 AS ,BLAKE NO D\BT REALIZ$1 ?AT ,EV]Y ?+ ,CAPABLE ( BE+ ,BELIEV$ IS ,SELF-,HYPNOSIS4 

,IT IS EMP]ICALLY KN[N TO ME1 ?R\< NEUROLOGICAL EXP]IM5T1 ?AT EV]Y TIME ,I MANAGE TO *ANGE TO FOCUS ( MY N]V\S SY/EM1 A NEW ,ME APPE>S1 & A NEW ,EXT]NAL ,REALITY1 & ?AT !SE M+LE 9 CURI\S WAYS1 & EA* GR[S /EADILY BIGG]1 WEIRD]1 MORE MY/]I\S & MORE HUMOR\S AS MY RESE>*ES PROCE$4 

,>TEMUS ,W>D PUT IT ?IS WAY3 0,! TR\BLE ) MO/ FOLKS IS NOT ?AT !Y DON'T KN[ 5\< BUT ?AT !Y KN[ SO MU* ?AT A9'T TRUE40 ,OR1 9 ! MORE SLA%+ /YLE ( ,NEITZS*E'S SO>+ S>CASM1 0,WE >E ALL MU* GREAT] >TI/S ?AN WE REALIZE40 ,:ATEV] WE KN[ ( ,ME & ,! ,UNIV]SE ?R\< ! FILT] ( \R N]V\S SY/EM IS MU* MORE ( A RECORD ( ! /RUCTURAL FUNCTION+ ( ! N]V\S SY/EM ITSELF ?AN IT IS ( ! 5ORM\S MY/]IES ( ! REAL ,ME & REAL ,UNIV]SE4 

,?AT IS :Y ,DISCORDIANISM IS SU* A JOLLY FLAVOR ( NIHILISM4 ,!RE IS JOY 9EFFABLE 9 FRE$OM FROM FIX$ IDEAS1 EV5 IF ?OSE TRAPP$ 9 FIX$ IDEAS CANNOT IMAG9E SU* A /ATE & DREAD IT 0AS ! DEVIL DREADS HOLY WAT]40 ,S9CE ,I AM MILDLY PUZZL$ ALL ! TIME1 ,I AM CONT9\SLY CURI\S & H5CE PASSIONATELY 9VOLV$4 ,I DEAL ) ! WORLD 0V]Y C>EFULLY0 BECAUSE ,I RESPECT ITS MY/]Y1 :]EAS ?OSE :O HOLD FIX$ IDEAS DEAL ) ! WORLD 7& EA* O!R7 9 BL9D & BRUTAL WAYS ?AT EA* ( !M CAN SEE H[ MAD ALL ! O!RS >E BUT NONE CAN SEE ?AT HIS_/H] [N FIX$ IDEAS >E EQUALLY MAD4 

,AS ,TIMO?Y ,LE>Y & ,I WRITE 9 ,NEUROPOLITICS 7,PEACE ,PRESS1 ,LOS ,ANGELES1 #a#i#g#g71 0,IT IS ! FUNCTION ( ! N]V\S SY/EM TO FOCUS1 SELECT1 N>R[ D[N2 TO *OOSE FROM AN 9F9ITY ( POSSIBILITIES ! BIO*EMICAL IMPR9TS :I* DET]M+ ! TACTICS & /RATEGIES ( SURVIVAL 9 ONE PLACE1 /ATUS 9 ONE TRIBE4 ,! 9FANT IS G5ETICALLY PREP>$ TO LE>N ANY LANGUAGE1 MA/] ANY SKILL1 PLAY ANY SEX ROLE2 9 A V]Y %ORT TIME1 H[EV]1 HE BECOMES RIGIDLY FIXAT$ TO ACCEPT1 FOLL[ & MIMIC ! LIMIT$ (F]+S ( HIS SOCIAL & CULTURAL 5VIRONM5T444 

0,BECAUSE WE >E ALL IMPR9T$ ) \R [N SOCIAL BUBBLES1 IT ISN'T G5]ALLY RECOGNIZ$ ?AT EA* REALITY MAP HELD BY HUMANS -- H[EV] ECC5TRIC & P>ANOID -- MAKES NE>LY AS MU* S5SE AS ANY O!R4 ,PEOPLE >E VEGET>IANS OR NUDI/S OR ,COMMUNI/S OR SNAKE WOR%IP]S = ! SAME REASONS ?AT O!R PEOPLE >E ,CA?OLICS OR ,REPUBLICANS OR LIB]ALS OR ,NAZIS40 

,?IS NEUROLOGICAL RELATIVISM IS NOT 9COMPATIBLE ) ADOPT+ A BELIEF-SY/EM 9VOLV+ PR$ICTIONS1 ASSUM$ REGUL>ITIES OR 0LAWS10 VALUATIONS & E?ICAL JUDGM5TS1 ETC4 ,BUT ONE RECOGNIZES EA* BELIEF SY/EM AS A GAMBLE1 0MY LATE/ BE/ GUESS10 & DOES NOT CONFUSE IT ) ,TRU?1 ,REALITY OR ANY O!R V>IETY ( ET]NAL V]ITY4 ,EA* BELIEF-SY/EM1 OR REALITY-TUNNEL1 IS TEMPOR>Y -- ONE EXCEPT TO REPLACE IT ) A BETT] SY/EM1 MORE 9CLUSIVE1 MORE FLEXIBLE1 MORE AMUS+ & MORE PRECISE1 IF NOT BY NEXT ,TU$SAY AFT] LUN*1 C]TA9LY BY ! MIDDLE ( NEXT ,W9T]4 

,ALL >\ND ONE ! ,TRUE ,BELIEV]S TRUDGE BY1 M\?S GRIM1 BR[S FURR[$1 ULC]S & WORSE EAT+ AT !IR 9N>DS4 ,?IS 0DESP]ATE COMPANY ( ODDFELL[S0 7,?OREAU7 LIVE 9 :AT PSY*OLOGI/S CALL 0COGNITIVE DISSONANCE40 ,BECAUSE !IR REALITY-MAPS >E1 ONE & ALL1 TOO SMALL TO COV] ! VA/1 E]IE1 AMUS+ WORLD 9 :I* WE LIVE1 !Y >E P]PETUALLY FRU/RAT$3 ! WORLD DOES NOT LIVE UP TO !IR FIX$ BELIEFS4 ,!Y >E ALL CONV9C$ ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ RADICALLY WRONG ) ! UNIV]SE ITSELF1 OR ) ! RE/ ( HUMANITY1 & !Y NEV] SUSPECT ?AT ! REAL TR\BLE IS 9 !IR [N RIGID & ROBOTIC N]V\S SY/EMS4 

,?US ,I 0BELIEVE0 9 LIB]T>IANISM1 9 /RICT SCI5TIFIC ME?OD 7! OBJECTIVE YOGA ( ! ,WE/71 9 YOGA 7! NEUROSCI5CE ( ! ,EA/71 9 ,SPACE ,MIGRATION1 9 ,LIFE ,EXT5SION1 & 9 DOZ5S ( O!R ?+S4 ,BUT ,I CAN SUSP5D ANY ( !SE BELIEFS AT WILL1 OR ALL ( !M1 & LOOK IMPASSIVELY 9TO ! ,BUDDHI/ VOID1 OR SWIT* >\ND TO O!R BELIEFS TEMPOR>ILY1 TO *ECK \T H[ ! WORLD LOOKS TO ?OSE :O HOLD ?OSE BELIEFS4 

,YEA1 BRE!RN & SI/]N1 N[ ABIDE? D\BT1 HOPE & *>ITY2 !SE ?REE2 & ! GREATE/ ( !SE IS D\BT4 ,= D\BT PUFFE? NOT ITSELF UP 9TO POMPOSITY2 D\BT SUFF]E? LONG1 & IS K9D4 ,) D\BT ALL ?+S >E POSSIBLE4 

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