In the light of darkness: A case for an alcohol state

[owiz22]

Take away love, take away peace, take away sanity, take away joy, take away life, take away hope, all i beg of you is to give me truth. This is my final assertion, the ultimate resolve of a questionable hypothesis, the prevailing thought of a revered principle, the central thesis of an illusive question. Of all the intrinsic values that define

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[igferatu]

One day while playing with my eyes, I noticed that with one eye closed for a few seconds, flat images begin to look 3D. Try it sometime. Interesting as a metaphor (if not a mechanism) for how intoxication can enrich the experience of consciousness even when triggered by something which obstructs neurological function.

In the same way I would say that the ordinary consciousness of Western Civilization is too human - overly domesticated as one might expect when the individual identity is subsumed for collective purposes. We act the way we do most of the time because we are conditioned to satisfy various larger organizations and agendas which we are only vaguely aware of and only filter down to us in the thin trickle that tells us to 'be successful. lose weight. maintain normal.' To reclaim one's full psyche for oneself takes some doing and is a lot easier with drugs (or a near death experience, isolation, meditation, solitude in nature, etc...)

[rowena_zane]

There are a couple assumptions with this argument

[igferatu]

I think this was intended as reply to the main thread but I'll just comment on your last part because the quantum-subjectivity model of truth I think is not the Whole Truth about the Whole Truth

[rowena_zane]

Bravo! I yield to this delicious bit of mental gymnastics. Well thought out and thank you!

[igferatu]

Thanks! :)