Posted by Wendy B. on September 6, 2001, at 7:29:23
In reply to Re: Religion Board, Jah Cam, posted by JahL on September 5, 2001, at 21:36:39
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> > > > Were I a follower of say Timothy Leary would it be OK to advocate use of LSD here? Thought not.
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> > JahL, are you kidding? there have been many posts advocating the supposed therapeutic use of many controlled substances... see the following thread for just one example of exactly that, called "let's do drugs."
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> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000401/msgs/28725.html
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> Noone in that thread *advocates* (illicit) drug-use. Noone suggests others go out & take drugs. If they did they'd get jumped on just like Sal has been.
> Like Sal you seem to confuse discussion with promotion.
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> Discussion of any *substance* that has (potential) 'therapeutic uses' has a place on this board. As has discussion of drug-abuse generally since it is so often a symptom of underlying mental illness, and often amounts to self-medication (& *PB* is a medication, not religion site after all).
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> Rgds,
> J.Well, Jah, sigh all you want to, but having done a lot of reading and writing for a living, my reading of some of those posts on that link (and many others) leads me to believe that some are in fact advocating 'going out and taking drugs.' I'm not making it up...
Also, I do know the difference between discussion and promotion, thanks very much. I actually used the word 'advocating', and that's also different from 'promotion.' Just because I disgree with accepted wisdom on a couple of issues does not mean that I in any way support Sal's views...
Best,
Wendy
poster:Wendy B.
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