The Case for Doing Acid in the 1960s

Philosophistry
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Johnny Depp’s character with a long cigarette in his mouth
Johnny Depp’s character with a long cigarette in his mouth

In the 1960s, psychedelics seemed equally likely to become to be the secret to happiness or a complete sham. There wasn’t any experimental evidence to prove otherwise, but there was plenty of anecdotal evidence. The epistemic environment in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time was similar to that of a cult uprising.

Before the advent of mass atheism, how would you know whether or not to join a…

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