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"A few decades ago, Dr. Leary offered the commandment 'Thou shalt not alter thy neighbor's consciousness without his consent.' In the limited context he was using that term -- basically, don't put LSD in the party fruit punch without being sure everyone knows it's there -- that's a good rule. Taken literally, it's an impossible one. Teaching someone to read alters their consciousness, profoundly. Offering to tell them about any number of ideas and possibilities is already an alteration of consciousness even if the offer is declined." -- redbird, 2005-01-28 ( parent thread)

Happy New Year to folks on the Islamic calendar, and a belated Happy New Year to folks on the Chinese calendar!