Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for October 16, 2014
October 15, 2014
October 17, 2014
Transcript:
verne: RJ, running across a troll is about as likely as stumbling upon a flying unicorn. rj: You're right. rj: They just love using the horn as a toothpick.
@ Nabuquduriuzhur : Where does one even begin?Actually, I would tend to agree – somewhat – with the observation(?) that drug use can tend to cause a narrowing of view, but I would say that:
Drug experiences often lend the user to a more expansive/or different way to view the world, and can change a priori mental contexts. Reconciling that with a previously held view can be difficult or impossible, making one seem to be dissociated from more commonly held world-views (this is not an endorsement of views).The narrow-minded, non-drug user could be said to have a merely institutionalized, culturally accepted, bias.Everyone tends to be somewhat narrow-minded and usually only sees that attribute in others. There is a reason why Jesus is quoted as saying, “Remove the beam from thine own eye.” Or words to that effect.
<barely suppressed giggles>
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@ Nabuquduriuzhur : Where does one even begin?Actually, I would tend to agree – somewhat – with the observation(?) that drug use can tend to cause a narrowing of view, but I would say that:
Drug experiences often lend the user to a more expansive/or different way to view the world, and can change a priori mental contexts. Reconciling that with a previously held view can be difficult or impossible, making one seem to be dissociated from more commonly held world-views (this is not an endorsement of views).The narrow-minded, non-drug user could be said to have a merely institutionalized, culturally accepted, bias.Everyone tends to be somewhat narrow-minded and usually only sees that attribute in others. There is a reason why Jesus is quoted as saying, “Remove the beam from thine own eye.” Or words to that effect.<Chortle>