205 – The Snake Cult of Consciousness

We discuss the idea that human consciousness may have literally been kick-started by a ritual developed by a snake cult, which is surprisingly plausible. The Snake Cult of Consciousness by Andrew Cutler or listen to the original post in audio, thanks to AskWho for providing! OTHER LINKS Review of Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Scott Alexander Eve Theory of Consciousness (v2) also by Andrew Cutler The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Pronouns by Andrew Cutler Erowid Psychedelics FAQ, read before tripping! Sam Harris’s Episode 346 – The Best Kept Secret In History? We found the account of young hunter-gatherer boys living in a flow state, here Our analysis of The Truman Show as a retelling of the Genesis Fall From Grace myth Our aborted attempt at an analysiscast of Planecrash When Steven mentions Marcus speaking to his son Quintus he is reference Eneasz’s historic fantasy novel What Lies Dreaming 0:02:19 – Feedback 0:13:06 – Snake Cults! 1:36:51 – Guild of the Rose Update 1:39:01 – Less Wrong Posts 1:55:15 – Thank the Patron We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? Our Patreon page–your support is most rational, and totally effective. (also merch) Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: Words as Mental Paintbrush Handles Variable Question Fallacies Next Sequence Posts: 37 Ways That Words Can Be Wrong Dissolving the Question