Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:13am.
"It
is amazing how a person's senses can be altered and manipulated by tiny
molecules such as LSD and serotonin."
What's REALLY amazing, of coruse, is that a person's senses are ALWAYS being "altered and manipulated by tiny molecules", otherwise LSD wouldn't have any effects. What does this say about what is or is not different between hallucinations, illusions, and ... reality?
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Hallucinations, illusions, and ... reality
"It is amazing how a person's senses can be altered and manipulated by tiny molecules such as LSD and serotonin."
What's REALLY amazing, of coruse, is that a person's senses are ALWAYS being "altered and manipulated by tiny molecules", otherwise LSD wouldn't have any effects. What does this say about what is or is not different between hallucinations, illusions, and ... reality?