Quote Originally Posted by blade5x View Post
But what if they don't have to be errors (not specifically talking about LSD here). What if they can be enhancements. Now, if infrared vision was possible, I guess you could consider the blocking of the visible light response as an error. But a required error. Because the only way a human could see in infrared is if all visible light is filtered. That's the reason you don't see infrared in the dark. It's still there - it's just that our eyes are MUCH MUCH more sensitive to visible light as opposed to IR that even in darkness the IR is overpowered.
I suppose if you purposefully induce them, they're not errors in that context, but I wouldn't want you making me a sandwich on acid, much less building my house or calculating the trajectory of my space launch.

One unfortunate aspect of LSD is the peak experience, which reliably produces the sensation of revelation regardless of the accompanying thought processes. It tends to leave people with an exaggerated idea of what they've learned, particularly on their first or second trip.