If one person out of a every thousand who tries it becomes a super-genius and the others end up drooling morons, then it's probably not a good bet. Anecdotes of selected inspirational people shouldn't be a major basis of your decision to tinker with your nogin.

It is something in favour of it, I don't think it's productive to pretend otherwise. But good decisions don't result purely from paying attention to what's in favour of a decision. If you want to know whether something's going to potentially mess your life up, the best way I've heard of is to honestly set out to prove that it is going to mess your life up before you actually do it - and if you fail to prove it then you've exercised due diligence.

If you have someone saying they had a really good time and on the other hand you have a bunch of drug users who are completely messed up, then you might want to exercise a bit of caution - you know?

That's hyperbolic. If 100 people took LSD, some would be negatively affected, some would have life-changing experiences, and most would just experience some profundity and hallucinations. I think even for them it would be life-changing, but not on the order of, say, being in an auto accident, or running a marathon, or raising a child.

People call these things "trips", and I'd say that's about right. (I haven't taken LSD, but have taken psylocibin which is milder.) An extended trip, vagabonding without a goal, going new places and meeting new people, without "pushing" to make things happen, is similar to a "psychedelic" experience. It is profound.

I wouldn't recommend using LSD. I'd recommend using a milder drug like psylocibin, or maybe mescaline extracted from a farmed San Pedro cactus. (Don't go after the peyote - it's going to go extinct.)

Also, I would suggest waiting until you're in your early 20s to 30s, and if possible, not using any alcohol or other drugs prior to it; I think it makes it harder to notice the dosage as its taking effect.

It's been around 20 years since I've last had a trip, but it affected me a lot and made me a less judgmental person. I did eat some around 10 years ago, but it was a tiny amount and had only a mild effect; but having curtailed drinking, it was a much better experience.

I do not know where to get these drugs now, nor am I interested in obtaining any.

Also, if you want a profound experience without chemicals, travel if you can afford it. Do some work with people who have difficulties in life. Work a physical job that leaves you exhausted. Teach something to someone who cannot learn a subject you find easy. If you put yourself in a situation where you're not only helping others, but allowing others to help you, you will have profound experiences often.

I'm not saying it shohld be the only factor! You should always know what you're getting into.

I also don't think LSD turns anyone into a super genius...

I was just reacting to a now deleted comment that said you should do it because you want to, not because your intellectual heroes thought it was great. Is it wrong to want to because people you respect say nice things about it? (While remembering to evaluate if it's really a good idea for you, of course.)

Oh, sorry ^^;

I don't see anything wrong with wanting to try something because your heroes thought it was great. Though, I can see that just because your heroes thought it was great doesn't necessarily mean that you'll want to. Maybe that was more what Mr Deleted meant? More along the lines of don't just get swept up in the actions of strong personalities.