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There is no difference in principle between
sharpening perception with an external instrument, such as a microscope, and
sharpening it with an internal instrument, such as one of these...drugs. If they
are an affront to the dignity of the mind, the microscope is an affront to the
dignity of the eye and the telephone to the dignity of the ear. Strictly
speaking, these drugs do not impart wisdom at all, any more than the microscope
alone gives knowledge. They provide the raw materials of wisdom, and are useful
to the extent that the individual can integrate what they reveal into the whole
pattern of his behavior and the whole system of his knowledge.
from the Joyous Cosmology
Alan
Watts
The
Joyous Cosmology
Adventures in
the Chemistry of Consciousness
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