To date, the enterprise of thinking has moved us radically away from understanding anything.

The world which we perceive is a tiny fraction of the world which we can perceive, which is a tiny fraction of the perceivable world.

So the conclusion that I reach, visa vie the individual and civilization, is this: Culture is not our friend. Culture is not your friend. It's not my friend. It's a very uncomfortable set of accommodations that have been hammered out over time for the convenience of institutions.

Part of what being involved in the psychedelic experience is about is reclaiming your own experience.

As a society we cannot seem to make peace with nature. As individuals, it's hard for us to be at peace with ourselves.

History is rooted in the future

The thing that excites me about these informational technologies is I think we are going to be able to use virtual reality to show each other the insides of our own heads.