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“In alchemy, alcohol is used to extract the soul essence of an entity. Hence its’ use in extracting essences for essential oils, and the sterilization of medical instruments. By consuming alcohol into the body, it in effect extracts the very essence of the soul, allowing the body to be more susceptible to neighboring entities most…
“This permanence is the result of a process that researchers call ‘chunking’: a person using drugs or alcohol experiences a burst of the activating neurotransmitter, dopamine, encoding memories and stimuli associated with that high in the brain. As substance use turns chronic, those same networks in the brain are increasingly engaged, and eventually the habit…
I read Jason Boyett’s post/article about alcohol over at Relevant Magazine recently. Jason writes a thoughtful and articulate article about the legalism and fear found on both sides of the [Christian] alcohol debate. I have been meaning to express my feelings on this subject for quite a while and Jason’s article has given me the…