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Drugs and the meaning of life July 6, 2011 4:55 pm BuckGalaxy

Sam Harris proves once again why he is one of the most insightful writers and thinkers of our time.

  • "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has ... by podrock 2011-07-07 20:37:26
    • I have never chosen that realm myself. From my perspective, as the door opens to all that is, it comes ... by Jody 2011-07-11 18:00:04
      • Ah, Blake... by podrock 2011-07-11 19:50:14
        • ...and his religion shall be called Podrock of Sages...and it was good. by Jody 2011-07-12 16:18:28
          • And lo, there was the Sermon on the podrock...and it was silly, man. by podrock 2011-07-12 17:22:10
            • I will never take what you have to say for granite. by Jody 2011-07-12 18:39:53
              • that's gneiss, by podrock 2011-07-12 18:49:37
                • I am a gneiss person, but I am tuff too! by Jody 2011-07-12 19:14:06
                  • No schist. by podrock 2011-07-12 19:51:08
    • I don't like him. by Jody 2011-07-06 19:39:14
      • I can't put my finger on it except to say he himself is not authentic. He is trying to make ... by Jody 2011-07-06 19:47:20
        • Well, agree with him or not, I checked him out enough to know that he's no dummy. by TB 2011-07-06 19:54:31
          • "As I will discuss in future essays, the form of transcendence that appears to link directly to ethical behavior and ... by Jody 2011-07-06 20:27:28
            • He is full of shit. And ego. Transcendence above all he says and we'd be transcended like Christ. We ... by Eri 2011-07-06 21:35:32
              • Good one. I've heard of a number of people who have gotten out of their own personal funks by ... by TB 2011-07-07 08:57:15
                • Yep. There's nothing like seeing someone who's worse off than you and helping them to make you feel better. Sometimes I'm ... by Eri 2011-07-08 02:58:02
                • Transcend to me means to surpass. For me he is saying that if we *surpass* our egos...in essence, let go ... by Jody 2011-07-07 08:28:32
                  • In Leviticus, Matthew and Mark and elsewhere in the Bible, we are told to "Love they neighbor as thyself." ... by Eri 2011-07-08 03:10:32
                    • Just beautiful Eri! by Jody 2011-07-08 07:21:56
                • You can tell he has a Stanford degree in philosophy can't you? I'm not quite sure what this says, ... by TB 2011-07-06 20:31:16
                  • that is probably true. by Eri 2011-07-06 21:36:16
          • There are some experiences that profoundly change you, but you really can't explain why or how to someone who has ... by ER 2011-07-06 18:45:22
            • Doesn't matter if drug use is "explicitly protected by the Constitution." That's not how it was supposed to work. ... by TB 2011-07-06 18:15:15

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