Quote Originally Posted by Happiness is a Warm Gun View Post
Additionally, I won't go into detail about this incident, but I've watched a close friend go through severe psychotic trauma as a result of hallucinogens, resulting in permanent, negative, life-altering changes to his mental state. It happens, though I'm sure you feel more comfortable tripping with the belief that it doesn't.
Of course, everybody has seen this don't you know?
But yes, if you don't believe all the propaganda bullshit you're A LOT less likely to have a bad experience.
In a proper controlled setting LSD is one of the safest drugs ever.
That means. Calm, doctors nearby to make you feel safe, experienced trippers to guide you, starting with low doses. etc.

Quote Originally Posted by Happiness is a Warm Gun View Post
You're trying to argue that because everything could be considered 'risky,' there's no reason to calculate risks before taking them. It's important that we let people make their own decisions on both risk assessment and psychadelic use by providing them accurate information, which the OP thoroughly lacks.
No, I'm not. I'm saying people can make their own decisions, research themselves etc. Nobody is going to go trip balls without doing any research whatsoever just to have a lucid! Just coz' a couple guys told them to.
If they do, on an evolutionary basis they should get chemically castrated from laced drugs.

Quote Originally Posted by Happiness is a Warm Gun View Post
Your assumption that hallucinogens like salvia and LSD directly connect you to your subconscious contradicts the OP's claim that ingesting them will put you into a wake-induced-lucid-dream (which requires control of your conscious mind).
Well I didn't say that did I?
and once again, he didn't say it WAS a LD he said it is LIKE and it MAY BE one.
Well at least that's what he's saying now. I know what you mean about the topic title though.
Anyway by having a direct connection to your subconscious you kind need something that's doing the connecting. Which is your conscious. I'm not saying your sub-conscious takes over, I'm saying you have an uninterrupted pathway between your conscious and unconscious mind.

Quote Originally Posted by Happiness is a Warm Gun View Post
On the topic of Fatal finding a trip sitter, because tripping with those you trust implicitly is so important for maintaining a good trip, the suggestion of hiring a stranger to trip-sit seems especially unappealing.

I'll end with a silly question: You are faced with a choice between two options. The first possibility is option A. How do you make your decision?
Yeah, they go through all the getting to know you things. I'm sure it's fine, people do it all the time. If that's not a good option for you you can go to a shaman, the thought of fucking with you wouldn't even cross their mind.

I don't know why you said that question but I say you fuck the options and do what you want.