Verum wrote:Babycheeks wrote:Verum wrote:Apparently you can talk to god on acid. Imagine imagining you can talk to god without it. And when you've imagined that, imagine you've been chosen by your favourite hallucination to do his bidding on earth. Imagine tripping permanently, imagine giving the order to invade Iraq. Drugs are a whole lot safer than religion.
Were you high when you typed that?
No. I was recalling a drug-addled hippie I once met who believed he'd encountered god on acid and was contrasting it with Blair's statement that he'd "spoken with god" (or words to that effect) prior to his decision to invade Iraq.
If we (humankind) were starting again and with the benefit of hindsight I wonder which we would consider the most harmful, drugs or religion, and which one would we outlaw.
Knowing us we'd probably make the same mistakes again and again!