LSD, is it really that good?!
Question: LSD, is it really that good?
started questioning: if its that good, why don't we use it to improve on science, music, religion and make people more inspired.. help in the evolution of mankind.
read a few answers related to this here and it appears that its mostly opinions, some say it positively changed their lives, others say, its bullshit. (some say that Microsoft;s start was attributed to LSD! how truthful is that?)
Is there scientific evidence of its ability? can it really make us understand the meaning of life? i.e. can it improve the link between the brain and 'reality'? can we use that for practical things?
are the side effects the cause for not making it legal?
thanks
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Many great scientists have been inspired by LSD, from It's creator the Nobel Prize winning Albert Hoffman, to Apple's Steve Jobs, The discoverers of the DNA helix Francis Crick and James Watson, and many others. At one time the CIA was convinced LSD had some kind of mind control power and tried to experiment with it. It really is more of a tool for problem solving and creativity and there have been experiments on scientists who were given LSD to solve their currently most difficult problem. The results of the experiment were very positive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccMLw_iQ7…
sure. you can end up like some of the strung out hippies who ended up on a permanent bad trip and spend the rest of your life in the looney bin. real good stuff.
Yes, it is that good. In fact, it's better.
I wouldn't attribute all the good music of the 60's and 70's to it however, I'm sure the musicians actual talent probably had a little more to do with it. I'm sure it definitely played a part though.
The thing about LSD is that it can be used as a tool to open and expand your mind; they keyword there being "tool." It can be used to expand your mind, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will for everyone. It just means it potential to do so. A massive amount of potential, I might add.
Scientific evidence of people's mind being expanded is kinda hard to get because it's mainly anecdotal, although there are definitely studies that show that different areas of the brain are stimulated, causing the brain to pay more attention and take notice of more external stimulation, which is usually filtered out as "unnecessary." This will cause neural pathways to be created in your brain in different ways than usual, which can definitely lead to increased creativity.
And the reason it's not used to improve science and all that stuff is because it's illegal, and has a very large stigma placed on it by society. However, it still continues to inspire musicians, so I'm not sure how much of a difference we'd see there, as musicians will usually do it anyways regardless of its illegality.
Some major impacts it's had that I can think of off the top of my head, Steve Jobs (creator of Apple) admits that it was influential and inspiring for him. I believe Bill Gates (Microsoft) also said something similar. Also, probably one of the biggest and most direct impacts it had was on the scientist Francis Crick who discovered the secret of life, possibly metaphysically, but also literally: he realized the double helix structure of DNA while actually tripping on acid.
It probably could be used for solving practical problems like hunger and war and other global problems, but the government doesn't want it used widely. Whether the anti government stage of the 60s and 70s was a result of taking acid or vice versa, they know they are correlated. And as they want to keep their power, they don't want the general public to have their minds opened. You will notice that a large percentage of the time, users of LSD are often quite anti government, or feel strongly about its corruption
Well, LSD is illegal and yes it does give you a good meaning to life just like weed. Unfortantly with LSD it can give you a really bad hallucination or a really good one but honestly I dont see what a LSD trip would have to do with science, music or anything. Unless you take so much it alters your brain into understanding things much better or making you more creative which yes it can. Honestly, I think the reason scientist dont mess around with illegal drugs and taking them is because they
know some kid would get curious and do the same or just because it came from scientist that LSD is "bad" for you. Im thirteen, I've done lots of drugs coming from the family and town I'm in and I have to admit I've been able to get myself out of horrible situations easier, I understand life alot more than
most thirteen year olds, I am more of a hearty kid, more giving & caring aswell. And I am coming from a family that consist of complaining, yelling, screaming, fighting, and I am very peaceful. Lol. :)