Cosmic Trigger
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Cosmic Trigger
Robert Anton Wilson
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2019–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
When we meet somebody whose separate tunnel-reality is obviously far different from ours, we are a bit frightened and always disoriented. We tend to think they are mad, or that they are crooks trying to con us in some way, or that they are hoaxers playing a joke. Yet it is neurologically obvious that no two brains have the same genetically-programmed hard wiring, the same imprints, the same conditioning, the same learning experiences. We are all living in separate realities. That is why communication fails so often, and misunderstandings and resentments are so common. I say "meow" and you say "Bow-wow," and each of us is convinced the other is a bit dumb.
I read both when I was 13 and was a recently-converted Southern Baptist. I quickly shifted my entire understanding of epistemology and the nature of reality.
Robert Anton Wilsons Cosmic Trigger had a lot of powerful stuff about combining technology consciousness and creativity.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What Books Do You Recommend Reading for 2022? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? 2019 · 1 recommendation