VLVL(4)(ff) Pothead Paranoia

[Vincent A. Maeder]

Which begs the interesting question: Would Jesus smoke pot?  And if he did,
would he experience pothead paranoia/guilt?  And then there are the
corollary questions about dying for the sins of potheads and whether pot
would have helped the pain on the whole crucifix thingy...  V.
 
> > From: Terrance [mailto:lycidas2 at earthlink.net]
> >
> > I wouldn't say that's ridiculous. Hell, I read recently  about a Born
> > Again
> > teetotaling paranoid pothead who has a habit of smoking pot and  purging
> > himself of guilt  by accusing people who dare to read books other than
> > the bible of betraying him and their savior, Jesus Christ.
> >
> >  Readers of books,  like Pale Fire for example, are accused of being
> > devil
> > supporters and evil doing fascists.
> >
> > The Born Again teetotlaing Pothead accuses these
> > learned "infidels" of  preaching blasphemous concepts, distorted,
> > debased, fragmented... reading and interpretations.
> >
> > These  charges are particularly ironic, given the fact that no Born
> > Again has distorted the Bible more thoroughly and incoherently than the
> > teetotlaing Pothead himself.
> >
> >
> > While some have given him the benefit of the doubt, suggesting that he
> > is  engaging in a consciously calculated strategy, others assert that
> > his remarks are
> > characteristic of the classic Born Again teetotlaing pothead messianic
> > prophet; the faithful are rebuked for deserting the ways of God and
> > falling into the ways of men.
> >
> > "Vincent A. Maeder" wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Tim Strzechowski [mailto:dedalus204 at comcast.net]
> > > >
> > > > Call me ridiculous, but I've always felt that the level of pot-
> induced
> > > > paranoia is proportional to the amount of guilt one feels (guilt
> over
> > > > smoking dope, guilt over smoking dope at that particular moment,
> guilt
> > > > over
> > > > other issues, even guilt stemming from religious convictions about
> > drug
> > > > use).  This is derived from a high school buddy who came from a
> devout
> > > > Roman
> > > > Catholic background and, whenever he smoked up in our garage, became
> > > > riddled
> > > > with paranoia that he was "sinning."  The paranoia/guilt has
> > apparently
> > > > continued into adulthood, too.
> > >
> > > Tim, can I visit your garage, too?   V.