>> That's really, really depressing man.

> This is all a bit depressing.

Surprisingly, perhaps,  Adam Smith comes to the rescue:

    "Man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren,
     and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only."

> For some reason, this comes to mind:

> If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear
> to man as it is, infinite.
> For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow
> chinks of his cavern.

You're not suggesting that Olin is explained by Mescalin, are you ???*

Agh. Too much. work calls.
William Blake. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell
Some good stuff in that small work, despite Blake's rather unusual perspect=
ives.
Ctrl-A (select all) to make readable:
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/hell/blake.html
Better elsewhere no doubt.

"Tyger tyger, ...". Amazing.
How did he manage it all.

FWIW, the title is a parody of sorts on Swedenborg's work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_and_Hell_(Swedenborg)

Often better known through its use as a title for Huxley's Mescalin
experiment account.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors_of_Perception
Some good comment and references on that page.



 R

*
>> > > >>> >>>  ... jokes require implied context ...

Context:

Attempt at weak joke based on Huxley's use of Blake's words for the
title of his Mescalin account .
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