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'''Perception of predeterminism''' can be described as the suppression of the feeling that a person's decision-making processes and general cognitive faculties inherently possess "free will". This sudden change in perspective may cause one to feel as if their personal choices, physical actions, and individual personality traits have always been completely predetermined by prior causes and are, therefore, outside of their conscious control.
'''Perception of predeterminism''' can be described as the sensation that all physical and mental processes are the result of prior causes, that every event and choice is an inevitable outcome that could not have happened differently, and that all of reality is a complex causal chain that can be traced back to the beginning of time. This is accompanied by the absence of the feeling that a person's decision-making processes and general cognitive faculties inherently possess "free will”. This sudden change in perspective causes the person to feel as if their personal choices, physical actions, and individual personality traits have always been completely predetermined by prior causes and are, therefore, outside of their conscious control.


During this state a person begins to feel as if they arise from a complex set of internally stored, instantly decided, pre-programmed, and completely autonomous electrochemical responses to perceived sensory input. These sensations are often interpreted as having revealed the concepts of free will and choice as false.
During this state, a person begins to feel as if their decisions arise from a complex set of internally stored, pre-programmed, and completely autonomous, instant electrochemical responses to perceived sensory input. These sensations are often interpreted as somehow disproving the concept of free will, as the experience of this effect feels as if it is fundamentally incompatible with the notion of being self-determined. This state can also lead a person to the conclusion that their very identity and selfhood are the cumulative results of their biology and past experiences.


Once the effect begins to wear off, a person will return to their everyday feelings of freedom and independence. Despite this, however, they will usually retain realizations regarding what is often interpreted as a profound insight into the apparent illusory nature of free will.
Once the effect begins to wear off, a person will often return to their everyday feelings of freedom and independence. Despite this, however, they will often retain realizations regarding what is often interpreted as a profound insight into the apparent illusory nature of free will.


Perception of predeterminism is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] [[tryptamine|tryptamines]] such as [[psilocin]], [[ayahuasca]], [[DMT]], and [[4-AcO-DMT]]. The effect is commonly accompanied by other effects  such as [[ego death]] or [[physical autonomy]].
Perception of predeterminism is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[Memory suppression|ego dissolution]] and [[physical autonomy]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].
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===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Responsible use]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FanhvXO9Pk Sam Harris on free will video lecture]
*[http://news.sfsu.edu/consciousness-has-less-control-believed-according-new-theory Consciousness has less control than believed, according to new theory]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
===External links===
===External links===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predeterminism Predeterminism (Wikipedia)]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCofmZlC72g Sam Harris on Free Will (YouTube)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predeterminism Predeterminism (Wikipedia)]
[[Category:Cognitive]][[Category:Spiritual]][[Category:Effect]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCofmZlC72g Sam Harris on Free Will (YouTube)]
*[http://news.sfsu.edu/consciousness-has-less-control-believed-according-new-theory Consciousness has less control than believed, according to new theory (San Francisco State University)]
 
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[[Category:Transpersonal]]
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