While there are plenty of substances that cause inebriation, alcohol being a long-time favorite, the substances of most interest are those few that show that normal consciousness is itself a kind of inebriation, a default state that our evolutionary baggage forces upon us, something that can be be "enjoyed" occasionally but not what you want to do all the time.
"Psychedelics are valuable not for the hallucinations they bring, but for the hallucinations they take away", said substacker Caitlin.
While there are plenty of substances that cause inebriation, alcohol being a long-time favorite, the substances of most interest are those few that show that normal consciousness is itself a kind of inebriation, a default state that our evolutionary baggage forces upon us, something that can be be "enjoyed" occasionally but not what you want to do all the time.
"Psychedelics are valuable not for the hallucinations they bring, but for the hallucinations they take away", said substacker Caitlin.