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Discussion => Philosophy, Economics and Justice => Topic started by: raynardine on January 26, 2013, 08:09 am

Title: Alexander Shulgin is My Hero and Role Model, Who's Yours?
Post by: raynardine on January 26, 2013, 08:09 am
http://www.biopsychiatry.com/interview/index.html

http://www.mdma.net/alexander-shulgin/professor-x.html

https://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/shulgin_alexander/

Alexander Shulgin is my Hero and Role Model.

He's a True Scientist, With Balls the Size of Texas.

Who is your Hero, and why?
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Post by: raynardine on January 26, 2013, 08:20 am
My second choice of Hero and Role Model would be David Pearce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pearce_(philosopher)

Trivia: Davis Pearce runs a Hosting Company called VitaHost

https://www.vidahost.com/servers/overview
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Post by: moonflower on January 26, 2013, 11:28 pm
i have many heroes, but one that stands out in particular is terence mckenna. he has influenced me greatly, in many ways. a brilliant mind that was taken from us far too soon. i admire his unwavering passion for psychedelics and his ability to stand up for his beliefs, despite lots of people thinking he's crazy... i can relate. ;)
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Post by: The Scientist on January 26, 2013, 11:40 pm
Alan Watts
Jesus Christ
Siddhārtha
Aldous Huxley
Nietzsche
Socrates
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Post by: demonspeeder on January 27, 2013, 12:47 am
I don't have any heroes.
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Post by: raynardine on January 27, 2013, 12:51 am
i admire his unwavering passion for psychedelics and his ability to stand up for his beliefs, despite lots of people thinking he's crazy... i can relate. ;)

Although I may not agree with everything Terrance McKenna believed, I can respect him for being authentic and sticking to his guns under fire.
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Post by: moonflower on January 27, 2013, 01:03 am
Alan Watts
Jesus Christ
Siddhārtha
Aldous Huxley
Nietzsche
Socrates
alan watts has been a huge influence on me as well. he has definitely helped me on my path.
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Post by: hoobydoobydoo on January 27, 2013, 05:42 am
Charles Darwin
Richard Dawkins
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Post by: tempo on January 29, 2013, 02:55 am
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Alexander Shulgin is my Hero and Role Model.

He's a True Scientist, With Balls the Size of Texas.

Apparently he is in need of funds: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shura/mystory
Title: Re: Alexander Shulgin is My Hero and Role Model, Who's Yours?
Post by: raynardine on January 29, 2013, 04:15 pm
Apparently he is in need of funds: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shura/mystory

He's still alive??!
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Post by: shakedown street on January 29, 2013, 06:21 pm
Charles Darwin
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins?
The Host of Family Feud ?
Just kidding ;} lol

Rick Strassman    Clearnet Warning----  www.rickstrassman.com----Clearnet Warning
a pioneer in modern day psychedelic research.
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Post by: italosvevo on January 29, 2013, 06:43 pm
Arthur Cravan, boxer & poet
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Post by: pennyloaferz on January 29, 2013, 06:58 pm
Hunter S Thompson- his life was on his terms, he told the stories he wanted to, man's a legend, but he wasn't all bout drugs and all, ideals and attitude. 

I've been reading Indian poet Jeet Thayil, he wrote an amazing book called narcopolis- hes making a run at hero list.  great writer.  going back to HST, I've always wanted a Ralph Steadman esq side kick... one day
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Post by: SelfSovereignty on January 29, 2013, 07:09 pm
Apparently he is in need of funds: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shura/mystory

He's still alive??!

"He's still alive?"  Ouch... yes, I believe he's suffered a debilitating stroke and may not be able to pay his medical bills.  Or so the story goes; I really wish I could help him out, actually.  If you can, you should.
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Post by: raynardine on January 29, 2013, 09:28 pm
Rick Strassman
a pioneer in modern day psychedelic research.

Oh cool!
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Post by: raynardine on January 29, 2013, 09:46 pm
Apparently he is in need of funds: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shura/mystory

He's still alive??!

"He's still alive?"  Ouch... yes, I believe he's suffered a debilitating stroke and may not be able to pay his medical bills.  Or so the story goes; I really wish I could help him out, actually.  If you can, you should.

I see. I may just do that. He's my hero, after all.
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Post by: Knomo on January 29, 2013, 10:00 pm
George Carlin
Carl Sagan

8)
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Post by: raynardine on January 30, 2013, 12:26 am
Carl Sagan

I sure didn't expect that.
Title: Re: Alexander Shulgin is My Hero and Role Model, Who's Yours?
Post by: Knomo on January 30, 2013, 12:44 am
Carl Sagan

I sure didn't expect that.

Hmm, why not?
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Post by: kitkat82 on January 30, 2013, 01:32 am
Jenna Jameson, Lindsay Lohan, Courtney Stodden

oh and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

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Post by: raynardine on January 30, 2013, 02:09 am
Carl Sagan

I sure didn't expect that.

Hmm, why not?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Scientific_achievements

He's a good hero.
Title: Re: Alexander Shulgin is My Hero and Role Model, Who's Yours?
Post by: Knomo on January 30, 2013, 11:51 am
Carl Sagan

I sure didn't expect that.

Hmm, why not?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Scientific_achievements

He's a good hero.

Of course, that's why he's my hero ;D
You didn't know him or something? Cause else there's a great TV show I can really recommend: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBA8DC67D52968201 
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Post by: raynardine on January 31, 2013, 07:04 am
He's a good hero.

Of course, that's why he's my hero ;D
You didn't know him or something? Cause else there's a great TV show I can really recommend: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBA8DC67D52968201 

I'll keep that in mind.
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Post by: SelfSovereignty on January 31, 2013, 08:10 am
Pardon?  Excuse me?!  Did someone who calls themself "the Great" just say that s/he has never seen Carl Sagan's Cosmos?  For shame, cute fox.  For shame...!
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Post by: davebowman on January 31, 2013, 06:04 pm
Ron Paul is my hero because he stands up in the face of globalist scum and as a public figure actually exemplifies the concept that consistency of action and moral integrity are inseparable notions, and that the latter is meaningless without the former. Also because I think he understands whats best in a political sense better than anyone else in any seat of power.
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Post by: valakki on January 31, 2013, 10:26 pm
that mirror dude i saw a few days ago... He gets so fucked up all the time . i wonder how he got into my apartment....
oh and Philip K Dick.... And Huxley... And Raja Ram.... Good books and music.
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Post by: Slicksuit on January 31, 2013, 11:01 pm
Ron Burgundy.

Yeah... Definitely, Ron Burgundy.  8)
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Post by: kitkat82 on January 31, 2013, 11:07 pm
Ron Burgundy.

Yeah... Definitely, Ron Burgundy.  8)

I see your Ron Burgandy...and I raise a Liz Lemon.   :D
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Post by: raynardine on February 01, 2013, 09:21 pm
Pardon?  Excuse me?!  Did someone who calls themself "the Great" just say that s/he has never seen Carl Sagan's Cosmos?  For shame, cute fox.  For shame...!

One day, I'm going to destroy the orphanages that once held me back with particle beam cannons from low Earth orbit.

It's their fault I have no education! They will suffer and die for it!
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Post by: TheJolllyRoger on February 08, 2013, 11:25 pm
Dead, Irish Revolutionary Joe McDonnell, A soldier with more courage, love and fight in him for his people and country that most people can hardly begin to understand.

Alive. Hugo Chavez, A real Hero for the International Working Class, i hope he beats cancer and lives forever and never lets scum get their hands on Latin America again, i wish my country had as such a man to lead/represent it!
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Post by: JezuzWazaMushroom on February 09, 2013, 11:05 am
Stefan Molyneux   ;)
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Post by: zapatista36 on February 10, 2013, 01:25 am
A composite of the creativity of James Joyce and Flann O'Brien; the charisma and revolutionary spirit of Subcomandante Marcos and John Lennon; and the vibe/attitude of the Heavy

 
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Post by: italosvevo on February 13, 2013, 05:39 pm
Arthur Cravan - poet & boxer.
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Post by: fatoldsun on March 16, 2013, 06:55 pm
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Alive. Hugo Chavez, A real Hero for the International Working Class, i hope he beats cancer and lives forever and never lets scum get their hands on Latin America again, i wish my country had as such a man to lead/represent it!

I guess that's a DEAD one now, too...
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Post by: badniff on March 16, 2013, 10:07 pm
Miyamoto Musashi, samurai active late 16th, early 17th century. He wrote a book on martial arts that should be on any martial artists must-read list. It is also quite interesting from a daoist/zen perspective.
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Post by: jmoney113 on March 16, 2013, 10:51 pm
Nikola Tesla. Possibly the greatest inventor to ever live, whose inventions eventually came to be manipulated by the US government in order to create basically the modern world we have today. Imagine if we had actually gone through with his Free-energy towers, where we would be today as a society, let alone the rest of his life-altering inventions.

Timothy Leary/Terrence McKenna. Both were psychonauts of the highest order in the process of exploring the human experience and more through psychotropic compounds, as well as new-age shamans and intellectuals.

And finally, Michael Jordan. In my opinion the greatest competitor to ever live, and a man who always took what he wanted and waited for nothing to fall in his lap. Goes to show you that practice really can bring you near perfection.
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Post by: Sensei on March 17, 2013, 03:07 am
In a nutshell my hero's are all of the chemists and scientists in the past that made it possible for us to have as many wonderful compounds and the ones today that still works with them. All of them.
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Post by: Knomo on March 17, 2013, 07:11 am
I would like to add Christopher Hitchens.

Why? Because he was awesome.

'God' always takes those who are missed dearly, instead taking those who can be missed.... 
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Post by: müslix on March 17, 2013, 07:42 am
Knomo.