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Question: Hallucinogenic drugs, good or evil!?
Can you tell me some of yall's philosophy on this!? I feel they just broaden the brain and cause it to do things normally not capable of!. Changing perception and outlooks in many different people through both good and bad experiences!. I read some philosophers used them to broaden their outlooks on life and to help come up with conclusions to unanswered questions!. Why exactly is it that people look so negatively towards them!? Is it just the simple fact that most people cannot expand their minds while under the influence and use them to just "trip"!? I think they can be used to make great minds greater, promote out of the box thinking, enhance creativity, give us insights on life and just help in many ways!. They were believed to be used by many cultures, by "witchdoctors" and "philosophers" who were the greatest minds of the cultures!. The government as well as many people make them seem evil, just like marijuana (which is obviously not)!. What are some opinions on this subject!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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If it opens up your mind, then it can't be bad!. I've had many trips that made me think very deeply and changed the way i lived in little ways!. Like i did shrroms recently and it made me realize how judgemental i was towards others who are different!. i cried on shrooms for 3 hours!. But afterwards i judged people a lot less and it's changed who I am for the better!. So its only evil if you let it!. I did good for me :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Well outside of the irreparable damage they cause to the body and mind!.!.!. These substances can also be used as a carrier for something much more deadly!. If I were a terrorist and I was trying to attack a country I would find the largest intake of drugs and then contaminate it with a pathogen!.
Anyways!.!.!. Drugs can be alright if they are controlled!.!.!. Governments should allow the use of these substances, but they should administer them in a controlled environment!. These places should give the purchaser the drug and then lock them in a room with entertainment until the substance wears off!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
A little bit good; a lot evil!. (though some people should stay away altogether)
Remember Leary's advice you have to be in firm control of set, setting and dosage!. 'Set' means mindset (you have to be in the right frame of mind before you start), setting means that you have to be in the right place (with a small group of friends and not in a situation that you can't control, like a party or out in public) and dosage is obvious!.
Be careful now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Ive had some great times on them thoroughly aprreciated life on them!.!.
i have taken a walk in the forest and have truly felt enlightened!.!.
on the opposite side of the spectrum i have seen people sh*t
themselves while talking giberish!.!. i have had to load someone in a car out of their mind with crap dripping down their leg!.!.
I Have walked home 5+ miles in the early am hours tripping cause i didnt feel quite right in the place i was at!.!.
my friend was admitted to a hospital where he stayed for over a year!.!.!. (he had underlying mental health issues)
ive down them a handful of times and its something i may do again when the time is appropriate!.!. it is something that has to be planned perfectly!.!.
good or evil!? i guess its like the yin and yang deal!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com