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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:21:11 +0000
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On 09/12/2024 21:51, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 11:56:56 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 08/12/2024 21:13, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 12:04:17 +0100, D wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did the second attempt give you enlightenment or a new depth to life?
>>>> I've never touched any other drugs besides coffee, tea and alcohol,
>>>> but I did have a spontaneous explosion of love once when I was 15.
>>>> I've had a few mild echoes of that experience, but never anything
>>>> close to the strength of it since.
>>>
>>> No.  I don't remember much of it other than it wasn't a completely
>>> paranoid experience like the first one.
>>
>> Many people 'don't remember' . Its cognitive dissonance. The ones that
>> do, tell an interestng story.
> 
> Some are better story tellers. Those who use psychedelics in search of a
> transformative may be predisposed to finding it.

It is what it is. What people make of it is another matter.

-- 
“Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of 
a car with the cramped public exposure of 
an airplane.”

Dennis Miller