And so, these are the things, the exploration of which, the singing about of which, makes us human beings. The exploration of the universe of the unseen is the business of human beings.

I believe in extraterrestrials, but I believe that real extraterrestrials are so peculiar that the job is to recognize them.

I think it's the sheer power of the hallucinogens that puts people off. You either love them or you hate them, and that's because they dissolve world views. And if you like the experience of having your entire ontological structure disappear out from under you, if you think that's a thrill, you'll probably love psychedelics.

Our task is to create memes... Launch your meme boldly and see if it will replicate.

The only evil that associates itself with mushrooms is taking too little.

History is a series of approximations of the final singularity.

If you actually look at the etymology of the word 'hallucination', what it's come to mean in English is a delusion. But what it really means in the original language is to wander in the mind. That's the meaning of 'hallucination', to wander in the mind.