What is all this shit about angels? Have you heard this? Three out of four people now, believe in angels. What're you, fucking stupid? Has everybody lost their fucking minds in this country? Angels, shit. You know what I think it is? I think it's a massive collective psychotic chemical flashback of all the drugs - all the drugs - smoked, swallowed, snorted, shot, and absorbed rectally by all Americans from 1960 to 1990. Thirty years of adulterated street drugs'll get you some fucking angels, my friend.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker attributes belief in angels to collective drug use from 1960 to 1990 in the US.
- In plain terms
- Angels are just a result of drug use over thirty years.
- What can you take from it?
- Beliefs can have chemical or cultural origins.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do substances affect belief?
- What are the roots of faith?
Another view
Many believers report spiritual experiences unrelated to drug use.
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