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Albert Hoffman has died (Father of LSD)
Daily Telegraph ^ | 4/29/08

Posted on 04/29/2008 4:08:07 PM PDT by Borges

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1 posted on 04/29/2008 4:10:02 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

That Bicycle is quite famous. The trips are pretty interesting...so I have heard.


2 posted on 04/29/2008 4:14:32 PM PDT by SF Republican
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Bummer dude!


3 posted on 04/29/2008 4:15:20 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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4 posted on 04/29/2008 4:16:39 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Borges

LSD & Unix both from Berkeley...which one was used to make the other?


5 posted on 04/29/2008 4:17:14 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa
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“Hofmann was disappointed when his discovery was removed from commercial distribution. He remained convinced that the drug had the potential to counter the psychological problems induced by “materialism, alienation from nature through industrialisation and increasing urbanisation, lack of satisfaction in professional employment in a mechanised, lifeless working world, ennui and purposelessness in wealthy, saturated society, and lack of a religious, nurturing, and meaningful philosophical foundation of life”.

Faith in God “counters” those things, Albert.


6 posted on 04/29/2008 4:18:34 PM PDT by Rennes Templar ( Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts.)
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To: Borges

I guess we now know how long Keith Richard should be expected to live.


7 posted on 04/29/2008 4:18:46 PM PDT by xcamel (Forget the past and you're doomed to repeat it.)
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To: Borges
died on Tuesday aged 102

Hmmm. Maybe it's useful for life extension.
8 posted on 04/29/2008 4:18:48 PM PDT by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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9 posted on 04/29/2008 4:22:57 PM PDT by woofie
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To: Keith in Iowa
LSD & Unix both from Berkeley...which one was used to make the other?

Remember what the dormouse said.

10 posted on 04/29/2008 4:27:49 PM PDT by cynwoody
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Buh-Bye! RIP Mr. Hoffman.
11 posted on 04/29/2008 4:28:36 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Owsley


12 posted on 04/29/2008 4:28:56 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (Buy a Mac ...)
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Good stuff, I suppose. No speed mixed in. Wish I’d never heard of it!


13 posted on 04/29/2008 4:33:58 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Rennes Templar

It actually strengthens your faith in God...

Or so I’ve heard.


14 posted on 04/29/2008 4:34:39 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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15 posted on 04/29/2008 4:35:34 PM PDT by cynwoody
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“He remained convinced that the drug had the potential to counter the psychological problems induced by “materialism, alienation from nature through industrialisation and increasing urbanisation, lack of satisfaction in professional employment in a mechanised, lifeless working world, ennui and purposelessness in wealthy, saturated society, and lack of a religious, nurturing, and meaningful philosophical foundation of life”.”

... in other words, it turns you into a brain dead liberal.


16 posted on 04/29/2008 4:37:50 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: Hoosier-Daddy
It actually strengthens your faith in God...

Or so I’ve heard.

I've heard the same.

RIP Hoffman.

17 posted on 04/29/2008 4:41:11 PM PDT by Swordfished
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I figured out that I was God....

Got a bit old after a while and I retired in 69


18 posted on 04/29/2008 4:43:45 PM PDT by woofie
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I thought another American who spent the 1930’s to the mid 1940’s in the South American jungles actually found the compunds for LSD and gave them to this guy??
There was a story about it on National Geographic the other night.

Hoffman wrote to the guy in the jungle and talked about his “trip” and the guy in the jungle said that’s nothing you need to try this new stuff or something like that.

The guy in the jungle went from native village to native village without wepons of any type and never had a problem.


19 posted on 04/29/2008 4:49:36 PM PDT by am452 (In order to ensure the quality of your patriotism, your conversation may be monitored.)
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To: Borges
RIP for a scientist nuts enough to take his own stuff. Using it as a recreational drug is like using a cutting torch to light candles.

Or so a friend told me...

20 posted on 04/29/2008 4:49:58 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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