tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1516107089763298622..comments2024-03-28T14:57:10.962-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Speaking to reporters, the practitioner of ancient South American religious rituals involving the hallucinogenic ayahuasca plant explained that..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82768461939134992572016-05-18T21:00:02.336-05:002016-05-18T21:00:02.336-05:00Notable here is that The Onion actually produced a...Notable here is that The Onion actually produced a humorous story for the first time in a couple of years, hitting the once taboo target of Silicon Valley cum NY Democrats. The editors and owner must be getting ready for a Republican presidency. Here's hoping Democrats lose executive power so the jokers can joke again. Also, current lovers of government power can redevelop their healthy mistrust of government. Also, anti-war "protesters" can go back to their street corners and finally get some sun. Pale.JamesB.BKKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327552035907688020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74835804415910369502016-05-18T12:21:22.061-05:002016-05-18T12:21:22.061-05:00Fernandinande, was the effect with ayahuasca stati...Fernandinande, was the effect with ayahuasca statistically different than the Hawthorne Effect, wherein one is just told one is being studied, and productivity, positive outlook and general well-being all improve? <br /><br />Because that simple bit of human nature might explain the apparent effect on these guys who were studied during and after taking the stuff. A double blind control study is necessary. Heck, I'd volunteer for such a trip, the trippy experience, and the psych followups!mikeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875483485290838207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51861082288517641252016-05-18T09:49:38.050-05:002016-05-18T09:49:38.050-05:00Linked from "Epigenetics Has Become Dangerous...Linked from "<a href="http://nautil.us/blog/epigenetics-has-become-dangerously-fashionable" rel="nofollow">Epigenetics Has Become Dangerously Fashionable</a>", here's a real article on the <a href="http://nautil.us/blog/this-is-spocks-favorite-psychedelic" rel="nofollow">ayahuasca guys</a>. <br /><br />"What they found wouldn’t have surprised Quinto: Six months after the experience, the participants reported higher levels of hopefulness, feelings of empowerment, mindfulness, and overall quality of life compared to before, and during, the ayahuasca retreat. Use of addictive substances among the participants, like alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine, declined as well (though marijuana and opiate use, the authors note, did not). Their findings corroborated what previous studies have shown: Ceremonial ayahuasca drinking has positive effects."Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50488671889163146062016-05-18T08:43:53.948-05:002016-05-18T08:43:53.948-05:00From reading the New York Times to reading The Oni...From reading the <i>New York Times</i> to reading <i>The Onion</i>, I'm glad to see you moving toward more factual reporting, Professor.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36653392509045038472016-05-18T07:25:09.716-05:002016-05-18T07:25:09.716-05:00Souls? These guys have souls?
I think I've f...Souls? These guys have souls?<br /><br />I think I've found the problem here.mezzrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478421535218939895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58624429652899514952016-05-18T07:17:35.170-05:002016-05-18T07:17:35.170-05:00Damn. It's too early in the morning to read th...Damn. It's too early in the morning to read the posts first.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58220592126169999322016-05-18T07:10:59.582-05:002016-05-18T07:10:59.582-05:00So disappointed that was The Onion. It seems so tr...So disappointed that was The Onion. It seems so true.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717622436074043099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72968805039773814642016-05-18T07:09:59.921-05:002016-05-18T07:09:59.921-05:00Didn't Zuckerberg get all excited about huntin...Didn't Zuckerberg get all excited about hunting and killing and eating a goat?<br />The spiritual shallowness of these wannabee masters of humanity's future is appalling. Doesn't Christianity, or Judaism, or Islam hold wonders enough for them? Why do they think that the fix for all of their problems lies in a curated spiritual experience? Lewis Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200232293505119133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4834027939931668582016-05-18T07:07:41.292-05:002016-05-18T07:07:41.292-05:00Surprise, surprise. The life of a Shaman drug deal...Surprise, surprise. The life of a Shaman drug dealer charging big money to watch drug taking customers be born again into personal demonic hallucinations is boring.<br /><br />I think we all knew this. Hannah Arendt called it banality.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.com