how to persuade?

hey all, to start, i want to establish that i have tripped on shrooms roughly 25 times, and acid about 6 times. my best friend has never tripped, nor does he want to. the thing is, he has eaten shrooms once before but it did not make him trip, and now hes just completely lost interest. he has the personality of someone who would enjoy tripping, because he is a lot like me and we are best friends and we philosophize often when we smoke together. he even considers himself a pantheist. but he has it in his mind that he is the type of person who dwells on little stuff, and he thinks he would not enjoy the trip for that reason. doesnt everyone dwell on silly stuff?? how can i make him understand that he secretly wants to trip?

 

Maybe have him read Doors of Perception? If he hasn't already of course.

 

ask him if he wants to know how the world works.

 

Have you talked to him about your experiences and alternate perspectives you've gained from them? Thats generally a good technique open friends who you think would benefit from tripping to the possibility of actually doing it.

 

^^i agree

i wouldn't really go for the persuasion angle.. if the person isn't completely open it'll be an entirely different experience for them. just sayin

 

if he doesnt want to take a giant "acidtrip", suggest that you give him a small dose, ideal for playing video games or going for a walk.

if he agrees to that, then you can explain the dosing in detail

 

Ask him if he wants to see god in everybody

 

make him a pbj sandwhich and throw 7 grams on it

 

^ Spike him? haha thats kinda fucked up, funny, but fucked up

 

he has to choose to learn.

 

let him make up his own mind. trying to talk someone into doing something they don't wanna do is kinda a douchey move...no offense.

 

It's true. I know how much it sucks to want someone to be able to see and experience everything you feel, but I don't think it's ethical to try to convince someone to take a drug. It's kind of like the people who try to tell you that you shouldn't do drugs, just the opposite. Plus you never know the implications of someone's trip. People do have bad trips, and I doubt you want to be the cause of that. Let people take an interest themselves, answer their questions, tell them your experiences, but I suggest you give up on trying to convince him. (Sorry, I'm sure this isn't the answer you were hoping to hear. )

 

Let him make his choices. You can't force someone to take anything, and you shouldn't talk him into it. If he wants it, he'll get it. If not, he doesn't need it.