DMT - the key to the afterlife?

Interesting thread.

From what I've read, yes, DMT is important for the brain. Dreams are basically the brains way of just chillin at the end of the day. It sits down, it colors some random shit, and it has fun. DMT at death is just the same, it's attempting to cool your brain down so it doesn't explode from too much stress.

You know why they call it an afterlife? Because it's after life. What's after life? Death. =/. Being freed from the 'physical world' doesn't put you into an afterlife, as there is no such thing as a 'spirit' to go anywhere. The energy from your brains work dissipates after a few seconds of being dead, at which point it either needs recharged, or you're not coming back .

All kinds of things happen when you die, but I promise you that nothing really big does happen. In fact, as we get older, our brains are more subject to stress, so the work necessary to calm it down is much higher. As children, we don't have as much stress, and children are less likely to see hallucinations during death.

You do know that certain things stay in the blood right? Elevated levels of DMT before death would imply that it's being released... And we can theorize why.

It's preventing your brain from stressing out. It's not preparing you to die, it's trying to save you. If you stress while you die, you die faster. DMT, from what I've read, is meant to lower the stress level so the brain can concentrate on not dying. One of the best ways to lower stress levels, btw, is to look at art, and comforting pictures . Right-Brain stimulation.

If you're dead, you're in the after life. .

It's a class A.

Read up there^.

There is solid proof that the brain has a small charge. While we're still conscious, we perceive the release of that charge as we lose consciousness. This is the feeling of 'leaving the body'. It's really just your energy dissipating.

Again, it's all about stress. Your body is trying to not panic, so it can focus on fixing itself. It's hard to concentrate on what needs done when you're bleeding out of your abdomen. Without DMT, we wouldn't be able to attempt to stop bleeding, make it to hospitals, or anything like that. We'd lay down, and die from the sheer amount of stress put on our brain.

There's no soul, sorry . But you're correct, it is natural, it's just our body controlling itself.

Your hypothesis is waaayyyy far out . There's absolutely no reason to believe there's another 'realm' of reality. Sure, perception cannot be trusted, but that doesn't suggest there even is a reality. It's all controlled by your brain, so why would you trust your brain when you're tripping more than when you're ot?

After 10 days, the brain would die from sheer stress... I think 18 is stretching it.

Nothing to test.

How is that a theory ? I can test that DMT eases stress, and I can prove that the only the after life is death. Would you like me to show you? .

It's done before you're dead. When you're resurrected, the brain kind of goes "Wait, shit, wait... oh, this 'happened'... uhm, yeah...". It's basically making up for what happened, trying to reboot all the programs, and fill in the gaps like nothing ever happened. Kind of like a computer ^.^. "Oops, I crashed, lets hope no one saw that".

There's nothing to even suggest a different reality, merely a few unsatisfied people who crave it.

We all do know God doesn't exist, but God is used just as a... elaborate fantasy, I suppose you could say. We create God for various reasons, and those reasons are as real to us as our conscious reality, which you are so quick to deny .

Again, people only see God BEFORE they're dead, not after. When we reboot, we create a story to make up for what we lost.

Dreams AREN'T real. They're merely our mind tripping and having fun while it rests. That's as best as I can explain it. Neurology is a fun read, I'd suggest browsing .

And yes, perception is faulty, but that doesn't make things 'un-real', it simply makes them different. Just because my computer doesn't look exactly like I perceive it, doesn't make it non-existent. I think you're taking that argument a little too far.

God is associated with our brains, that's all. It's a story created for, whatever fucking reason. Psychedelics remove concentration from the real world, and you basically enter a mindset of intricate stories, pictures, and even more whacked out perceptions.

I never did. Not out of the 3 times I've died. So, I think you meant 'Some People'*.

Agreed, mostly.

You cannot define reality, none of us can. Our perceptions aren't capable of it.

Myoclonic Jerk. That's what that is. The body perceives falling asleep as dying, so it sends out signals to keep you alive, so you shake, twitch, fall out of bed, etc. It's all because your brain just shat brix.

I fucking hate you. Please go be banned >.<.

Again, read above. You can't say dreams are real, the only realness to them is that lots of people have them. It's not a gateway, it's just your brain chillaxin.

Basically, yes. Most stories of 'near death experiences' are not told before a person dies, but after. The brain has to make up for lost time, because otherwise it gets confused, and fucked up shit happens.

I can prove that the only thing after life is death. Your philosophical theory about the fact that it exists is based on a few hallucinations, and illusions. You're claiming an even worse state of perception is reality.

Again, it's just a reboot.

How about you think of DMT as a drug, which it is, that alters the mind? That's all. See, the thing is, most of these 'thoughts' about DMT comes from people who indulge in their trips. There is absolutely no reason to suspect other realms.

A near death experience doesn't involve death. That's why it's called 'Near Death'.

No, because we're not all programmed the same. Sometimes our brain just won't get around to creating the story, before we die.

The brain can stop and start chemicals within a millisecond. It doesn't need to 'wear off' as the brain can just deny its entry. If you're dead, you're no longer stressed, and the brain cannot function so it cannot send out more DMT.

Also, when the brain comes back to a functioning state, it is still stressed, and there is no reason to suspect it stops entirely. However, it is less stressed as it is convinced it's ok.

The mind controls perception, entirely. The shapes we see are not created by the shapes, but by the mind. So a person who has never seen before, if they could tap into that part of their brain, they could essentially create what we call a 'square'.

It actually feels like... well... You have a lot of thought. Your mind is racing after being brought back from the dead, or at least mine was. I'd say that my thoughts were... uncollected and I couldn't concentrate... It took a few seconds for me to even realize I wasn't dead.

I was young though, it's hard to describe it perfectly =/.

Yes it can. You're arguing that reality is a lie, but perception is? Get your story straight before you start hypothesis >.<.

What? They don't. It's just that DMT stimulates certain parts of the brain to create a perception.