[sallystarace]

I am a religious person who happens to have enjoyed LSD in my time. I have had the most profound experiences during my many trips, and not a single one that was at all like the sense of awe I get from worship.

I love the headspace that you get into during the trip. It is great for finally addressing issues that you have set aside. After the trip however, you think that all your ideas are good, then it wears off, so either way it is not useful just by itself.

[orange_fritter]

I had a friend's mother who had very profound experiences on LSD, so she wrote them down. After a few weeks, she read the diary. "I am the peanut." I think LSD is not a panacea but it can help you shake some stuck, unhelpful thoughts.

[ipnon]

I made a poor choice of words. It would have been better to say “the experience of the ineffable and reckoning with intensely personal beliefs.” I meant no blasphemy with my use of religious and Christian terms.

[mistermann]

Note that "you" refers to you, and some other people, but not necessarily all other people.

I would even classify this realization as an exception to your "is not useful" rule.