It Is Especially Difficult For Modern People

I Was Certain That Some People, Whether By Accident Of Birth Or Some Pecularity Of Training, Could Tune In To Another Source Of Information And Could Know Things About People We Didn't Think Were Possible To Know.

That's Human Nature. Nobody Does Anything Until It's Too Late.

Historically, The Claim Of Consensus Has Been The First Refuge Of Scoundrels; It Is A Way To Avoid Debate By Claiming That The Matter Is Already Settled.

Today, One Of The Most Powerful Religions In The Western World Is Environmentalism. Environmentalism Seems To Be The Religion Of Choice For Urban Atheists.

As The Practical Value Of Altering Consciousness Becomes Recognized, Procedures To Effect These Alterations Will Become Increasingly Ordinary And Unremarkable. The Whole Concept Of Changing States Of Consciousness Will Cease To Have A Threatening Or Exotic Aspect.