Alex_G
Enlightner of the Senses
I want to stay away from discussions rooted in legalities or practicalities concerning drug use, and of course please refrain from disclosing any personal discretions that would violate forum rules. I’m more interested in people’s core feelings regarding the subject of altering ones state of mind, and what you think are the reasons behind the way you feel.
So for the sake of clarity, concern yourself with things that offer some form of mental altering effect, be it sensory, cognitive or emotional alteration. (So don’t focus on heart medication for example).
The question relates to the recreational practice. I’d like to know if you are particularly anti, pro, indifferent or perhaps relative in terms of what means we are in fact talking about, or whether you are hypothetically talking about yourself or commenting on others.
As health (ill)effects will naturally enter the discussion, I’d like you to acknowledge such reasons, but also think beyond them regarding the morality of use, imagining a situation where there are perhaps no negative health effects to justify a given position. (i.e. i want you to focus more on why the process of 'mental alteration' might be considered immoral or not )
I’d like to know why you hold the particular position you have, and whether you’re religious belief (or lack of) plays any role in your held position.
It’s a subject that seems to have people holding fairly strong rigid views, and a subject I have my own thoughts on. Why would faculty altering capabilities be morally wrong in principle? Or rather, to whom would it really matter?
And as a bonus consideration, perhaps we can think about why people adopt recreational mind altering practices?
*I know there have been other threads where much talk has likely been covered, but I’m selfishly going to add this one to the forum anyway
So for the sake of clarity, concern yourself with things that offer some form of mental altering effect, be it sensory, cognitive or emotional alteration. (So don’t focus on heart medication for example).
The question relates to the recreational practice. I’d like to know if you are particularly anti, pro, indifferent or perhaps relative in terms of what means we are in fact talking about, or whether you are hypothetically talking about yourself or commenting on others.
As health (ill)effects will naturally enter the discussion, I’d like you to acknowledge such reasons, but also think beyond them regarding the morality of use, imagining a situation where there are perhaps no negative health effects to justify a given position. (i.e. i want you to focus more on why the process of 'mental alteration' might be considered immoral or not )
I’d like to know why you hold the particular position you have, and whether you’re religious belief (or lack of) plays any role in your held position.
It’s a subject that seems to have people holding fairly strong rigid views, and a subject I have my own thoughts on. Why would faculty altering capabilities be morally wrong in principle? Or rather, to whom would it really matter?
And as a bonus consideration, perhaps we can think about why people adopt recreational mind altering practices?
*I know there have been other threads where much talk has likely been covered, but I’m selfishly going to add this one to the forum anyway
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