tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post6864661857467378632..comments2023-08-11T12:04:42.077+02:00Comments on The Church of Rationality: Why Do Artists Take So Many Drugs?LemmusLemmushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-38931851919044121792010-03-19T00:52:57.548+01:002010-03-19T00:52:57.548+01:00I would say the main reason is most artists have b...I would say the main reason is most artists have bipolar disorder(manic depressive) a mood disorder which has been linked with creativity, using drugs can be a way of self medicating these extreme moods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-86479215747349479732010-02-09T15:26:41.998+01:002010-02-09T15:26:41.998+01:00Very interesting pts but the one, i assumed to be ...Very interesting pts but the one, i assumed to be #1.....MONEY!!! I know if i (being an lover of most any drug i've ever tried) have always thought, being a well paid artist..would kill me! I know this!!! I have to settle for buying when i can afford it...I also write, paint and play guitar...always felt my artistic ability went nicely with some mind altering high..Krissynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-47975202454813813242008-08-30T21:55:00.000+02:002008-08-30T21:55:00.000+02:00Thanks for the link...All good theories, but I esp...Thanks for the link...<BR/><BR/>All good theories, but I especially like #6. The more obvious responses to this question mostly have to do with a straightforward drugs-to-art causation: drugs inspire art. #6 is an example of a less obvious, but very plausible, kind of explanation: there may be an invisible joint cause (a certain personality type) of both of the things we can see (art and drugs).John Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.com