[swombat]

You sound like exactly the kind of close-minded person who would benefit from a hallucinogenic trip.

The reality is, you have no idea what a trip is like. You're building an image of what it might be like based on your own actual experiences, and it seems pretty lame, but that image is just that: an image; a picture; not the real thing.

And, much like life cannot be experienced just by looking at pictures, drugs cannot be experienced just by reading trip reports.

[edtechre]

Flawless logic here. I guess I should try crack, heroine, or maybe downing some motor oil before coming to the conclusion they're not for me?

[swombat]

If you can figure out ways to try crack, heroin and motor oil safely, with no harmful physical side-effects and no risk of addiction, then why not? What's wrong with trying them? Do you have an ideological opposition to new experiences?

The problem with crack, heroin and motor oil is that two of them are relatively likely to get you addicted and then damage your body as you abuse them, and one is likely to kill you outright if consumed.

Psylocibin and LSD, on the other hand, are basically harmless (at a reasonable dose) from a physical standpoint, and non-addictive. So what's your rationale for not trying them?

You might argue you won't try them because most people won't try them - well, that may be a point, but a lot of people have tried hallucinogenics, especially in the 60s, and the vast (99.99+%) majority had a good time, is perfectly fine and was happy about the experience. So social proof isn't your reasoning for not trying them.

Which leaves the law. Perhaps you won't try them because they're illegal. Fine. Would you not try tomatoes if they were illegal? If you would try tomatoes even though they might be illegal, then what's the big deal about hallucinogenics?

[melloclello]

Someone like you almost always pops up in every internet discussion on hallucinogenic drugs - they're always pretty universally dismissed as what you would call, 'wrong', by everybody who actually knows what they are talking about.

[nate_meurer]

Right, because psychedelics affect the brain in similar ways to motor oil, glue, crack, etc. Nothing new to see here, huh?

Seriously, you claim to endorse learning, but you appear to have neglected to research this subject before posting.

[AnthonBerg]

There is scientific research supporting the claim that psychedelics have a positive and meaningful influence on quality of life.

Perhaps you would like to read some of these papers, and then come back with your assertions?

There is AFAIK no research that shows that crack, heroin or motor oil have similar positive effects.

[kstenerud]

Why do you have such a strong negative reaction to this?

Seriously, your comments sound childish and insecure.