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LSD History Comic

  • 30-03-2008 3:56pm
    #1
    An Fear Aniar
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    Entheogenic chemicals, meh...

    It contains some inaccuracies, Bill Wilson investigated LSD but he had his spiritual experience and got sober in 1936, long before acid was discovered.


    I don't think there's a chemical route to spiritual well-being: LSD just pushes some buttons in the brain. Still, it's an interesting piece of speculation about the origins of spiritual tradition.


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  • #2
    JC 2K3
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    It pushes the similar buttons in the brain to religious/spiritual experiences, states which are achieved through fasting, meditating, sleep deprivation, dreams and simply very strong belief in something.

    Spiritual well being is a concept I'm not familiar with, so I can't comment on that.

    Personally, drugs are the closest thing to a "spiritual side" in my life(though some music and films would be included here also). That's not to say I abuse them, they just take me to wonderful, amazing places.

    I do think it's very likely that most religions originated due to use of drugs(or possibly any of the above things I listed) by ancient people.


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