1 sat \ 1 reply \ @Majjin 27 Jan 2023 \ parent \ on: What is your opinion on psychedelics? bitcoin
Very few of the stories I heard led to Christ, most did not. The few that did end up becoming Christian had a common theme: it was a stepping stone in the process of finding truth. The psychadelics themselves did not reveal Christ to these people, it was their honest search for truth that led them there. The most they did was dispel their notion of materialism. A step in the right direction, but it doesn't justify the use of these substances.
God can use sin to do good, like a judo master using his opponent's weight against them. That does not mean that we should sin nor does it mean that God wants us to sin.
Psychadelics don't heal the nous. It simply leaves you spiritually open. It is only through the process of salvation and theosis that heals the nous and brings peace.
I am Slavic Catholic. It is an interesting thing to say using drugs is a sin. While gluttony of all forms is, did Christ not turn the water to wine? Anyway I do not think you are wrong. My experience took me through 99 negatives until 1 positive. However if we condemn it all as sin- people like me are left with only bad influences during that time- the living manifestations of demons: pharmaceutical companies and drug dealers. They are not hidden somewhere else, they are here among us. And once someone takes that path- the way back is terrifying and difficult.
I believe based on my own experience and others that I have known, certain psychedelic medicines can help some individuals recover from addictions.
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