RE: Psychedelic Experiences as an Atheist
March 8, 2015 at 10:17 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2015 at 10:23 am by Faith No More.)
Psychedelic experiences showed me just how dependent our perceptions are on our current state of mind and how our consciousness is just a chemical soup that can be drastically altered by one tiny dose of chemicals. It cemented in my mind the idea that that our brains are not the rational information processors we like to think them as and that it takes very little for us to be deceived by by reality and our perceptions of it. If psychedelics weren't so powerful, I would say they should be mandatory for anyone that relies so heavily on personal experience to develop their beliefs.
You won't do any real damage with just a few trips, as long as you take a proper dose and make sure you have a safe environment to do it in, that is. I would recommend psychedelic mushrooms over LSD, though. It's a much smoother trip and it doesn't have the rough feeling afterwards.
The key to doing psychedelics safely is preparation. Know what dose you should take and create a comfortable and calm environment to do it in.
(March 8, 2015 at 7:31 am)Alex K Wrote: I'd love to have an LSD trip in order to get new perspectives on how the mind works. I don't dare to, however, out of fear to do damage to my thinky brain.
You won't do any real damage with just a few trips, as long as you take a proper dose and make sure you have a safe environment to do it in, that is. I would recommend psychedelic mushrooms over LSD, though. It's a much smoother trip and it doesn't have the rough feeling afterwards.
The key to doing psychedelics safely is preparation. Know what dose you should take and create a comfortable and calm environment to do it in.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
