naw man its nothing personal, i'm just sick of all the BS you hear about lsd all the time and a lot of the stuff youve asserted in this thread isnt helping, especially with the "ive done it before and now im over it" angle. the constant cop outs and condescension (woah alliteration) dont help either
agreed. haha
im at work so i cant now, but i will find you a bunch of studies showing potential benefits of psychedelics. part of why you dont see this kind of stuff very often is the stigma around lsd that is partly shown in this thread. how many false "facts" have you read in this thread? thats part of why i was arguing with you. i'm not saying dosing is the be all end all of spirituality, im simply saying youre wrong when you try to say that it is nothing but false spirituality. maybe it was for you, maybe it is for many people. i totally agree with you when you say that some people run with that idea when they really just like getting fucked up. but our agreement ends when you try to tell me that that is true for everyone.
i brought up your drug use because you were projecting your experiences on everyone else. youve said many times on here that your drug use (including coke and e, right?) were responses to your need for a crutch. that is fine, and true in many cases, but once again that does not make it true for everyone. im sure as hell not saying that you cant find spirituality elsewhere. that would be retarded and has not been said at all.
why is it important? well first of all, i just plain dont like seeing misinformation spread. i also am sick as hell of the stigma surrounding lsd in our culture. opiates of all kinds are legal and accepted, but if someone hears so and so did acid, they assume he's crazy and seeing cartoons. lsd is a powerful and fascinating drug. it's not for everyone, especially people with serious mental issues, insecurities, or hangups. you need to be safe with it, just like anything. you shouldnt use it when youre too young. you shouldnt trip all the damn time. but used properly it can be a beneficial and amazing thing. again, it is not the be all end all of spirituality, but if you can respect people's religious beliefs (as in catholicism etc) as spirituality, then i really dont see how you cant respect a thing that makes people think in a bigger, more open-minded, humble way as a spiritual thing. you and i dont have a fucking clue whats going on in the big picture and we dont know the meaning of many of the things around us, but by provoking serious thinking from new perspectives and mindsets you can seriously better yourself as a person. i have a drive now to be the best person i can be and a feeling of connection to the people and world around me and i guarantee it's that exact feeling that people go to religion, music, nature, etc for.
we are all different. respect people's beliefs as long as they dont hurt you and above all THINK FOR YOURSELF. i think that's most of what i have to say on the subject
DISCLAIMER: to the younger crowd. don't take this (or any drugs) before you are in your late teens. your brain and mind simply havent developed enough before then and only the most radical people out there would profess that it's a good idea for kids to be smoking, dosing, anything at too early an age. keep it safe and respect your body and the things around you