One possible physical danger of taking the type of drugs described in the passage is that the user may. become deaf
think that he or she can smell colours
feel absolutely no sense of danger
have mild nightmares
lose his or her eyesight
The effect which is not listed among those resulting from taking hallucinogens is an unreal concept of the shape of the body
a more intense consciousness of colours
a distorted concept of time
a slowing down of the central nervous system
the experiencing of sensations which are not actually existent
The passage tells us that it is not clear if it is possible to accurately predict what kind of experience a hallucinogen may produce
small amounts of LSD can produce hallucinations
different colours actually do have different smells
lysergic acid diethylamide is a hallucinogen or not
hallucinogens cause serious mental problems or simply reveal them
168 CONFUCIUS (551 BC - 479 BC) For more than 2,000 years, the Chinese people have been guided by the ideals of Confucianism. Its founder and greatest teacher was Confucius, whose humane philosophy also influenced the civilizations of all of eastern Asia, by way of many legends spread to illustrate Confucius' beliefs. According to one story, he and his disciples passed a cemetery where a woman was weeping beside a grave. "My husband's father was killed here by a tiger, and my husband also, and now my son has met the same fate. That's why I'm crying," she explained to them. When they asked her why she did not leave such an unlucky place, she answered that, in this place, there was no oppressive government. "Remember this, my children," said Confucius, "oppressive government is fiercer and more feared than a tiger." In such teaching and with such wise sayings, Confucius tried to bring people to a virtuous way of life and a respect for the teachings of the wise men of older generations. He always said of himself that he was a "transmitter, not a maker". He collected and edited the poetry, the music and the historical writings of what he considered the golden age. Confucius laid no claim to being more than a man. Yet when he died, he was revered almost as a god. Temples were erected in his honour in every city of China. His grave at Kufow, in what is now Shandong Province, became a place of pilgrimage. Though Confucianism is commonly called a religion, it is rather a system of moral conduct. Confucius did not talk of God but of goodness. He did not teach about any god, saying simply, "Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible." His attention was centred on making people better in their lifetime.
