you experience reality less when your eyes close. It‘s better to have them open in most cases, but not all of the time.
People gain something tangibly beneficial when closing their eyes. Closing one's eyes is a natural biological function. Blinking and closing the eyes protects them and moistens them, which is vital to their function and to removing irritants.
The substances I avoid aren't biological functions. They are exogenous ligands that are only allowed inside people in order to interfere with their body's internal signaling. The goal is not to provide some sort of tangible benefit, but rather to induce some sort of internal state. Even the direct and intended effects of these substances are shallow, redundant, and just plain bad. And don't even bother trying to defend their numerous negative side effects.
A more accurate analogy might be muting someone because they believe something different. But obviously you are looking for an example of something that's not always bad, so my analogy doesn't really help me to understand your position.
Let me know if you have any questions for me. I am passionate about this subject.
The substances I avoid aren't biological functions. They are exogenous ligands that are only allowed inside people in order to interfere with their body's internal signaling. The goal is not to provide some sort of tangible benefit, but rather to induce some sort of internal state. Even the direct and intended effects of these substances are shallow, redundant, and just plain bad. And don't even bother trying to defend their numerous negative side effects.
A more accurate analogy might be muting someone because they believe something different. But obviously you are looking for an example of something that's not always bad, so my analogy doesn't really help me to understand your position.
Let me know if you have any questions for me. I am passionate about this subject.
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