God and Drugs

Black Flag · #1 2003-09-18, 04:46

I imagine, if there is a God, he should understand that man has to go through a lot of toil throughout life. Knowing this, God first made women, and then he made drugs.

Drugs are Gods gift to human beings. His little loophole to the toil we go through. Why else would he create them, or give humans the knowledge to create them? Its obvious that God put them here for us to get high, to get closer and have a more meaningfull relationship with him. I mean, even Jesus drank wine. He probably had a nice little buzz going too. Even though there are negitive side effects of drugs, I think that all Christians should embrace them and use them to bring themselves closer to their lord.

As long as your responsible, people should have the right to use drugs for religious purposes. Why not?

Mota Boy · #2 2003-09-18, 07:28

The Ethiopian Coptic Church is where it's at.

(Genesis, 1: 29) -- "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food."

DJ Kanada · #3 2003-09-18, 20:32

Amen brother!

jdoapc · #4 2003-09-19, 06:55

God's Bliss is far greater than any drug ever created,

phex · #5 2003-09-19, 08:12

what do drugs do? i think they remove filters. the "harder" the drug, the more filters removed. thats why we suddenly get visuals, hear things and so on, e.g. when taking psychoactives.

removing filters might be a way to find your god. so drugs can, from religions point of view, be his/hers/its way of trying to teach us a wider point of view and ultimately finding a way to him/her/it.

redemption · #6 2003-09-19, 13:24

True, true, as far as I know, hallucinagens remove these filters your speaking of by interfering with the Raphe System.

KriminalMinded · #7 2003-09-19, 20:58

I agree. I think "alot" (not all) people view life to narrowly. Teachers, priests, strict militant type parents, cops...they think life should be orderly and completely moral. Others would say it's becuase they want the world to be a nice, peaceful place. I guess that would be nice if everyones problems were completely gone..but think if everything was perfect? then what determines a good day from a bad day? Drugs need to be in the world and I agree God created these drugs on purpose if they weren't meant to be then they wouldn't exist. I'm sure drug use is a sin but then that's why praying exists.

Kikey_Kikeowitz · #8 2003-09-19, 22:58

Then there are those of us who have been down the drugs path, realized that they're not a 13 year old kid anymore, and now just avoid them entirely.

Doofus · #9 2003-09-22, 20:30

Most of the old 'wise' men back in Jesus' time used to smoke weed and use all sorts of hallucinogens. I reckon that's where a lot of their visions came from. Put that in your pipe.

#10 2003-09-22, 23:01

Okay, I've got nothing against drugs. I used to get loaded on illicit substances all the time, and I retain my affection for one, alcohol. But I've never thought it removed any inhibitors besides the social and judgement ones.