From: ebail@ctp.com (Erik Bailey)
Subject: Re: UL: Monumental LSD overdose taken (was: Re: Brands of LSD)
Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:46:50 GMT

In article <If_xP4i00iUz43g88S@andrew.cmu.edu> "Stephen M. Lacy" <sl31+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>I just want to say that the apparent knowledge of drugs on the network
>and the volume of people that have significant knowledge makes me
>utterly sick.  Is there something about computers that forces you all to
>take drugs, or do you just hang out with people who and that's how you
>get your knowledge.... anyways, you'll tell me that YOU don't really DO
>them, but I won't believe you.

Why does this bother you so much? Do you drink coffee? Do you drink beer?
If the answer is yes, then you are taking drugs. Well, if I am going to put
stuff into my body, I like to be informed about what it is and what it
does. Doesn't that seem reasonable? So, for the coffee and beer example, I
sure like to know exactly what caffeine and ethanol *do*. As it turns out,
the first is pretty benign (but, if you've been following the news, it can
have some pretty intense withdrawal effects), but the second (as almost any
"informed" person will tell you) is pretty evil.

Well, that's important to me. And it should be for anyone who puts
*anything* into their system.

No one forces *anyone* to take drugs (or, if they do, they should be shot).
Do you really not know anyone except for net.folk that take drugs or are
informed about them? Possible, but not entirely likely. And just what is so
bad about knowledge? Do you think that just because something is deemed
illegal by a repressive government, that all knowledge about it should be
suppressed? I sure hope not...

>This whole discussion of LSD has gone too far and is upsetting me more
>with every post.

Have you ever tried it? Well, maybe you should, and re-evaluate where you
stand. What exactly has gone too far about it? I've seen refutations of the
UL about strychnine (which I see as a great public service; stryc is the #1
dangerous myth about lsd), I've seen discussions of the (sky-high) ld-50,
I've seen a lot of *useful* information come across.

I think you need to open up and realize that there is a whole world out
there that you may not know about. Does it have to involve drugs? Certainly
not. Meditation is a terrific way to get a great high, and enhance your
everyday life in the process. It was my use of lsd that got me interested
in meditation, and now I see the latter as much more beneficial to my life
as the former. Which is not to deny the usefulness of lsd. After all, to
quote a net.person who gave me a good bit of acid advice: "it's the power
of the unchained mind." I see it not only as fun, but one of the most
powerful tools known.

>Steve
>
>"I can't understand what makes a man hate another man, help me
>understand." -Depeche Mode

I can't understand what makes a man hate *knowledge*, help me understand. -Me

--Erik

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