Correlation between pot and philosophy?

[bkadoctaj]

Originally Posted by negligent

i think weed would have alot more of a philosophical effect if we used it in a sacred way, but you cant lie, u dont smoke strictly for philosophical reasons, that might be part of why u use it, but u use it mostly to get high

It does.

[potsandplans]

I know we all smoke it to get high, but I am saying I think it makes you more inclined to enjoy and partake in philosophy. I personally did not give a shit about philosophy until I started smoking weed regularly.

[takenyouth]

i definitely feel more enlightened. I appreciate things more. I learn to appreciate life.

[vostibackle]

I'd be willing to bet (but I'm not really confident) that there are proportionately more potheads in philosophy departments than in most other departments. So, yeah, I think there's a correlation.

Unfortunately I think there's also a correlation between pot and pseudo-philosophy. I take as evidence of this the fact that philosophy is grouped with "spirituality" here, and that many here seem to have their own special definition for "philosophy" which is totally different from that of academic philosophers.