Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
Why do I often feel that there are many stoners who believe they are in some way superior to those who do not toke ?
Interesting topic of discussion!

I think, that this perception of stoners "appearing" to think they are superior, comes from the fact that most people who toke are the ones that don't walk the beaten path, we tend to consider ourselves "enlightened" in some way because we're somewhat rebellious in what we do. Wether we actually truly THINK we are superior to anyone else, depends on the person, but I think that in MOST cases it's OTHER peoples perceptions that we think we are... If that makes any sense...


Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
If you're brilliant and you smoke weed, you'll gain some insight and retain your prior intellect--smoking has no real affect on smarts.

However, I think what you see as our attitude of superiority exists to a degree because most of the people who have NEVER burned one have abstained due to their belief in government propaganda, and we're above that.
Both very good points, but I gotta argue with the first one, I feel dumb as Sh** after smoking some sometimes haha. But I think that's more because my head is so full of stuff it comes out weird and I feel like I don't make sense when really I do...

Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
Anyone familiar with Walter Benjamin? He thought being high was necessary in order to wake up from the actual trance we all find ourselves in in modern life. He was talking more about psychedelics, but weed can do the trick too, to a lesser extent....if you get high and you have a soul that can pick up on things, you sure the hell will. If you get high and you have a closed mind or a low intellect, it won't matter one bit.
There are many substances that can defenitely "open the mind" to things... There is unlimited potential in the human brain that certain chemicals can stimulate and awaken... Problem being that some of those doors remain open, even after the substance is long gone, so better be careful about asking the question if you don't want to know the answer!!

DMT, LSD, MDMA, Psylocybin, are all ones that come to mind that can induce spiritual-type experiences (aside from a hell of a trip) I am a firm believe that these sorts of chems used in the proper mindset can absolutely awaken the mind... IF you want them to.