Temperance?

[degringolade]

 

New Culture Movement (1915-1926) / Fu Baoshi/ Oh, Changbai Mountain!

Old friend checked into detox.  I think that this is both a marvellous event and a warning.  I have been seriously cutting back on my consumption of drugs and alcohol lately.  The past three months have been zero marijuana and no more than two (2) beers a day.  Most nights I am dry completely.

But what I have been seeing is that folks who retire tend to up their consumption rather than decrease.  Sometimes this becomes a problem.  I am as susceptible to this problem as any and will need to keep a weather eye on the issue.

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DRINKING AND EXISTING

[mschmidt]

DRINKING AND EXISTING; Under the Influence of Modern Philosophy and Religion

I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am. But doubt remains.
I doubt, therefore I drink, therefore I am.
I doubt, therefore I enter rehab, therefore I am.
I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am. But doubt remains.
I doubt, therefore I think I want a drink, therefore I am.
I doubt, therefore I enter rehab, therefore I am.

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It seems that according to the modern era of philosophy, doubt might be an important factor. There is probably no animal other than a human that could find reason to doubt that they exist, but if there were another animal, and they were offered a drink, they would probably accept; so, this observation is not meant to be a criticism of humans.

Drinking is a solution to the advantage of human-level intelligence and rationality. Weed is another solution that offers the advantage of being a weed. Everybody knows the expression "grows like a weed", so if there is a God, and human intelligence and rationality are God-given gifts, then it seems like God wanted humans to go with weed, rather than something complex like distilled spirits.

What would Jesus do, if he ran a rehab business?

Perhaps 12 steps are way too many. I imagine that Jesus' rehab program has only one step - think up better questions to worry about.