Herbs/Drugs in ancient times. What if.
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debbiejo
Do you feel that some drugs which were call herbs/roots were used during Bible times, if so what? And if so, what was the purpose and to what degree. What was the influence and what was the outcome in the stories told. Would the outcome be different in some stories if they were or not used, and what did god ever say in accordance for the use of herbs.
What were the positives and negatives of using them if this being true.
How can this be applied to today?
lil bitchiness
Opium, hallucinogenics and mind bending natural drugs were used way before Bible was written, as they continue to be utilized.
I think we should contrencate on who wrote it more than what they were on, IMHO.
When Christianity became official religion of Rome, Emperor, priests and other Christian influential people, sat around a table and went chapter after chapter, reducing, adding and modifying.
I think it would be more interesting reading the 'fresh out of the oven' Bible...before the Rome and such. Not only in religious sense, but more importantly in socio-cultural sense of the time.
FeceMan
Statement: Undoubtedly, some of the herbs and roots mentioned in the Bible would be labeled today as illegal substances.
Statement: The benefits of using those herbs and roots would be that they would have medicinal purposes.
Statement: FeceMan does not believe that they have influenced "Bible stories."
Sandai Kitetsu
Originally posted by FeceMan
Statement: FeceMan does not believe that they have influenced "Bible stories."
Statement: Whatever makes you sleep at night.
FeceMan
Originally posted by Sandai Kitetsu
Statement: Whatever makes you sleep at night.
Statement: FeceMan does not need to reassure himself in order to have security in his beliefs.
Shakyamunison
Originally posted by FeceMan
Statement: FeceMan does not need to reassure himself in order to have security in his beliefs.
I thought you didn't sleep.
Boris
No doubt they have.
Whoever wrote that shit was high as a mother****in kite.
FeceMan
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I thought you didn't sleep.
Statement: FeceMan does not sleep, but he does power down for the equivalent time period of a human sleep cycle.
Shakyamunison
Originally posted by FeceMan
Statement: FeceMan does not sleep, but he does power down for the equivalent time period of a human sleep cycle.
How inefficient.
Regret
Originally posted by debbiejo
Do you feel that some drugs which were call herbs/roots were used during Bible times, if so what? And if so, what was the purpose and to what degree. What was the influence and what was the outcome in the stories told. Would the outcome be different in some stories if they were or not used, and what did god ever say in accordance for the use of herbs.
What were the positives and negatives of using them if this being true.
How can this be applied to today? There are many possible explanations for possible "visions" and other supernatural experiences. Asceticism of any type results in neural misfiring and other neurological issues. Chemicals that alter neural state result in more controlled incorrect neural behavior. Does this negate the possibility that the "visions" and other supernatural experiences could be true? No, it merely alters the level of probability. Perhaps the misfiring allows for easier or more depth of external manipulation of internal neural activity. I, personally, view God as living within the laws he creates, as such the concept of actions that lead to an increased likelihood of an abnormal neural experience may increase the possibility of divine interaction. But then this also brings one to the question, are schizophrenics communing with God? Paranoid schizophrenia often presents with a religious fanaticism where the individual believes he is an important religious figure.
*Extended fasting results in an altered mental state due to neurological misfiring. Fasting as an ascetic behavior.
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