"The idea that one can pop a pill and have a spiritual experience (instead of context-free noise) is ridiculous." On the contrary. There have been a number of

"The idea that one can pop a pill and have a spiritual experience (instead of context-free noise) is ridiculous." On the contrary. There have been a number of studies which have provided evidence that psychedelics can, in fact, lead to spiritual or mystical experiences.[1][2][3][4][5] Now, that isn't to say that when you take psychedelics you are guaranteed to have a spiritual or mystical experience (or any other kind of experience). The effects of these substances are just too varied, not well enough understood, and not fully under our control. However, you can prepare for and structure the experience such that the likelihood of spiritual or mystical experiences increases. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Experiment [2] - http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_journal2.shtml http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_journal2.sh... [3] - https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/psilocybin/psilocybin_article2.shtml https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/psilocybin/psilocybin_artic... [4] - http://www.amazon.com/LSD-Spirituality-Creative-Process-Groundbreaking/dp/0892819731/ http://www.amazon.com/LSD-Spirituality-Creative-Process-Grou... [5] - http://www.salon.com/2011/09/28/the_new_lsd_cure/ http://www.salon.com/2011/09/28/the_new_lsd_cure/