Maybe Logic: The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson – movie screening and discussion

Helsinki, Tue June 24th, 2025

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We humans are limited in our abilities to make sense of the world. Considering this, it’s astonishing how easily we end up being absolutely certain about things. What if we said “maybe” more often?

Stand up philosopher, writer, agnostic mystic, anarchist, futurist and skeptic Robert Anton Wilson is a cult figure loved by psychonauts and other explorers of inner worlds. In Finland, he is best known for his Illuminatus! book trilogy, which hilariously explores the absurdities of human affairs. It could be described as surrealist-psychedelic-occult-humorous conspiracy science fiction.

Beyond his works of fiction, Wilson engaged in many pursuits. One of his driving passions was inspiring his fellow humans to look at things from new, unexpected perspectives – or as he himself put it, to explore different reality tunnels. He encouraged conservatives to seek sincere understanding of how the world looks through the eyes of a liberal, and invited atheists to put themselves in the shoes of a believer. One of the concepts he popularized is “maybe logic” which focuses on overcoming dogmatic black-and-white either-or thinking: Rigid beliefs can sometimes prevent us from seeing what’s true. Seemingly contradictory perspectives may be simultaneously true or at least useful. Sometimes it’s more helpful to approach things in terms of probabilities instead of binary yes-or-no framings.

The documentary Maybe Logic: The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson (2023) offers a deep dive into the mysteries of Wilson’s work. The Association for Finnish Psychedelic Education & Culture (Psykedeelisen sivistyksen liitto ry, PSL) will be screening the documentaryin Helsinki on Tuesday June 26th, 5:30PM, at Lapinlahden Lähde. Foreshadowing the increasingly echo-chambered reality of the 2020s, the documentary covers topics such as chaos magic, Irish giant rabbits, the relationship between language and reality, quantum physics, tools for clearer scientific thinking, medical marijuana, William Blake and a puzzling encounter with beings from Sirius. 

The movie is in English with Finnish subtitles. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

After the screening, we’ll have an audience discussion about the themes of the documentary.

Schedule:

5:00pm Doors open
5:30pm Movie
7:00pm Audience discussion
7:30pm End

The event is organized in collaboration with the Pro Lapinlahti mielenterveysseura (Pro Lapinlahti mental health association) and Lapinlahden Lähde. Maybe. 

Address: Lapinlahden Lähde, auditorio, Lapinlahdenpolku 8, Helsinki.

Tickets:

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Seats are limited, so even if you choose the €0 free access, it is recommended to register in advance! Assuming seats are still available, you can also just show up at the door. Payment methods there are MobilePay, payment card or exact sum in cash. 

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