motorhash wrote:Francis Crick, the Nobel Prize-winning father of modern genetics, was under the influence of LSD when he first deduced the double-helix structure of DNA nearly 50 years ago.
"The abrasive and unorthodox Crick and his brilliant American co-researcher James Watson famously celebrated their eureka moment in March 1953 by running from the now legendary Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge to the nearby Eagle pub, where they announced over pints of bitter that they had discovered the secret of life.
Crick, who died a few years ago, aged 88, later told a fellow scientist that he often used small doses of LSD then an experimental drug used in psychotherapy to boost his powers of thought. He said it was LSD, not the Eagle's warm beer, that helped him to unravel the structure of DNA, the discovery that won him the Nobel Prize."
And? You completely omitted Franklin's part of the story while reciting "facts" in support of your claim. Omission is the ally of the historical tales we like to tell, but it rarely makes for accurate historical accounts. Do some reading on Franklin and then tell me that LSD was truly responsible for the discovery, as you claim. I too think it makes for an awesome story and would be a great supporting story for the creativity of psychedelics, but honestly, we don't need it. There are numerous other examples that illuminate this aspect of entheogens and do so in a considerably more accurate manner.
Also, imo, if you're going to use quotations in a post, it's best to cite your sources...not that it's relevant here do to the previously mentioned omissions...but something to consider in the future.
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