I just read an article about holocaust deniers, which also mentioned that a lot of younger folks don't even know what the holocaust WAS, or how many were killed.
The Nazis used concentration camps and poisonous gas to kill over 6 million Jews, Poles, Gypsies and other "undesirables", who had no way to defend themselves.
So I find myself curious, what % of folks today believe it is ok to kill people using chemicals in a similar manner, if they feel it would "better" society in some way?
It depends. The facts, as I see them, is that knowingness, having a full tea cup when seeking truth, being full of nonsensical unconscious assumptions we are not aware of but deeply believe are the truth none the less, the lack of searching for truth because we assume we already know it, is the real reason that people are blind. But some chemicals, like LSD can blow the doors so tightly locked against real truth wide open and trigger an experience of a completely altered state that fractures our world view. And it depends basically on how well prepared one is going into such a mind blowing experience. People who are unaware that they hate themselves, if the door to that feeling is opened without knowing it's there, can lead to a profoundly bad experience, a psychotic break and even suicide. One needs to know going in that it is only our own self hate that is causing it, not God's wrath or some kind of Demon and also that the feeling is actually a lie, that there isn't anything really wrong with us other than having been put down as children that made us feel that way. But for others who blast right through the potential negatives that haunt us a God conscious experience can await, an experience of awe wonder and delight that can change our assumptions about life at a deep level.
So if you are going to use chemicals be sure you do it in a therapeutic setting and with people of good will. The more you know about the horrors hidden within and their real origin, ie, that they have nothing to do with sin, the better your chances of being able to sucked down a black hole. There is nothing to fear but fear and if you can let go and not fight the ego death Drugs can cause, everything will be OK. Naturally we are talking about psychedelics that are not adulterated with something poisonous. People will sell anything for money. I think this is something that should only be an adjunct if at all to psychotherapy but where can you find a therapist who him or herself has healed?