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Je pense, donc je suis.
Life is perception. We have nothing beyond what we see and hear and feel and everything is filtered through that. Taken to the Descartian extreme, one can argue that the only thing any one person can be sure of is one's own existance, but that's harldy a useful world view. It's worth remembering though, that although our senses are the only way we're able to relate to the world, they are fallible.
Do psychotropic drugs 'expand your consciousness'? Yes and no. They alter the way you perceive the world. They change your filters, so to speak, which in turn causes you to see everything in a different light. As the drug wears off this impression may or may not stay with you.
Do I believe it opens our minds to some higher plain of existence? Certainly not. But it does change how we perceive this one, which for some people can be just as signifigant.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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