Creator of LSD Turns 100

[kandrathe]

This is a pretty tough issue for me to approach objectively. Personally, while my wife and I worked at making children we both adopted a regime of extreme purity starting at least a year before we decided to take that plunge, and it involved all aspects of our life including food, drink, medicines, air, water, etc. Since that time though, I must confess to straying from the path at times to succumb to some scrumptious temptations.

As a libertarian, I would in no way expect any other person to approach the world as I do, or that my approach is "the right way". My change of philosophy came to me one day when I was thinking about my years raising livestock on the farm. We endeavor to provide our animal charges with clean water, nutritious food, and good vet care. We keep them in a safe environment, and as stress free as possible. When given a choice, why would we not treat ourselves as well?

But, you can see that for someone that eyes a Twinkie as plastic, or a Diet Coke as a potion of vile chemicals, that to embrace endorsing LSD, or even Tylenol for that matter is a pretty huge leap. As for the positive effects of LSD... I don't see much, while the detriments (as you described) are well known. Random rewiring of synapses may appear to be "opening up creativity", but it looks like prolonged use results in brain damage to me.