Atheists: have you ever had a religious experience and what did you make of it?

[tantric]

I came back to add some notes of caution to my previous post. The first is about 'enhancing' your life with drugs, specifically meth. There's a pattern of abuse I call 'amphetamine logic' (thanks Sisters of Mercy) in which people become convinced that using meth lets them get more done and thus 'pays for itself'. Trust me when I say this is delusion and very dangerous. Meth, coke, opiates, alcohol, benzos, GHB - all these in one way or another release dopamine in your brain and they're all addictive. As such, you never win, though I understand that some folks self-medicate with them, and that in some cases that's the only option, but it's still a bad one. While I believe it is possible to use some mind-altering drugs productively, the *worst* possible use is to make yourself feel good.

Of all the 'smart drugs', only modafinil is reasonably safe and not by chance it's almost completely non-euphoric.