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magic beneath the forests (mander.xyz)

submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like those better ways too, but I'm me and you're you. I think the vulgarisation like in the op are good and useful as well. We're not talking about Deepak Chopra here, just a little mycological poetry.

I would use the word "special" rather than mystical, but the awesomeness of reality can often feel mystical. I think it's ok to play with that as long as you aren't making any serious claims, like we should order our social structure around fungi deity or something

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 5 points 7 months ago

I feel exactly the same way as how you described it. I think the quote from OP about the universe experiencing itself actually originated from Carl Sagan, who is as scientific and atheistic as you could ask for. It's just a play on words.

And then you have the likes of Deepak Chopra, who is the most disingenuous woowoo-talking charlatan in existence. If he said something like that, he would mean it literally.