Heresy

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Fri Sep 11 22:23:42 CDT 2009


Joseph wrote:

I know this is heretical in today's world, but I think LSD was one route to 
spiritual insights that are far more powerful and permanent than the outward 
cultural paraphernalia and fads of the 60's, 70's.

Page:

It may be heresy, but if that is so, I am a heretic. LSD can lead to 
valuable insights; it is also fun. Post-1960s drugs tend to be about fun 
without any possibility of increasing self-awareness. Of course, many of 
those drugs -- e.g. cocaine, crystal meth, crack, and so on -- are terribly 
damaging. (Alcohol is at the top of the list of drugs that do not provide 
any kind of spiritual insight but cause a great deal of damage.)

Sadly, somewhere along the line, we as a culture (counter?) forgot how 
useful LSD is. And how much fun it can be. Maybe it is because Owsley is 
hanging out in Australia. 
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