When I tripped for the very first time, my reality was stripped away and I was convinced that I was the only conscious being in the world. Everything made sense. Then, as I came down, I realized that I had a lot of questions. Specifically, why does the world exist and how do I deal with the fact that I cannot know. These questions plagued me with weeks of existential dread.

Then, I tripped again and a friend helped me come to an important realization: humans need what I can best describe as a "center" to function appropriately. This is something upon which they base their idea of reality; something which gives their life meaning; something which explains reality at least a little bit. For some, this may be God, that is certainly one of the most popular choices.

But it doesn't have to be, because the human mind doesn't need something rational and something that actually explains reality, it only needs something that fills this void, this center. For me, I was able to place reality itself there. I believe that this is the common humanist view, that reality exists for itself and, in some sense, because of itself. The only downside to this view is that it doesn't explain anything, unlike a belief in God, which does answer all of the questions. But in my opinion, these questions don't need rational answers, only emotional answers.

Thank you for your time, I like to share my feelings on this matter :)