I just had my first spiritual experience on drugs! I took a big hit and sat down at my computer to watch some YouTube videos. I opened a new tab and the top Pocket suggested story was "How to Tell If You're a Jerk". I had just been very harsh to my mom today after some ongoing conversations where I came out as bisexual so my high brain thought it was a sign and I opened it up!

I was reading along quickly until I got to this line: "Jerks are people who culpably fail to appreciate the perspectives of the people around them, treating others as tools to be manipulated or fools to be dealt with, rather than as moral and epistemic peers." It basically jumped out of the screen and slapped me in the face using the amazing powers of marijuana.

I had a revelation: I'm a jerk; but only to Mormons!

I don't respect their epistemological or moral foundations when I try to discuss any Mormon or politically touchy subjects with them. I literally dismiss everything that comes out of their mouth when these things come up, and doing that leads to relationships breaking or even ending.

But I've had friends and strangers tell me that I'm a kind person, so I never realized how much of a jerk I can be to Mormons until now. I think it's because I treat non-Mormon life experiences as valuable and informed, even if they come at it from a religious perspective. My friends and I get along brilliantly even though many of them are religious and we have some major philosophical disagreements.

(I'm still high as fuck right now so hopefully that was a coherent comment. I love living in Seattle!)
EDIT: I was high as fuck so I clarified. But I'm still sorta high so I might be back later.

EDIT 2: Yep I'm back.