“I am keenly aware that the security we enjoy is frail, and could easily be disrupted. Secretly, a nagging fear gnaws at… — Daniel Waterman Auschwitz Copy Share Image
“Being Jewish did not compromise the humanitarian and universalist ideals of my close relatives who, having experienced persecution close hand, were more… — Daniel Waterman Humanitarianism Copy Share Image
“State sponsored medicine and science can function as ideology, inspiring blind commitment, fanatical defensiveness and denial, particularly of outcomes inconsistent with the… — Daniel Waterman Explanatory-model Copy Share Image
“With drug use related harms, explanatory models are often presented as predictive tools, even though they ‘are [rarely if ever] predictive of… — Daniel Waterman Belief Copy Share Image
“if we want individuals to take responsibility for their actions we must first establish a rational, effective and empowering means of separating… — Daniel Waterman Individual responsibility Copy Share Image
“Systems of retributive justice work well as long as they are proportional. However, in complex societies, where the State is the arbiter… — Daniel Waterman Justice Copy Share Image
“A significant factor often overlooked by those considering the failure of drug policy is the general aim of deflecting or assigning responsibility… — Daniel Waterman Drug policy Copy Share Image
“Introduction of rational standards to differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable forms of drug related conduct allows us to hold drug users fully… — Daniel Waterman Accountability Copy Share Image
“It is easier to exploit and manipulate people if they are fearful or confused, (and discouraged from trusting their own judgment). Our… — Daniel Waterman Confusion Copy Share Image
“Believing in the possibility of resurrection and eternal life, Christians seek ‘redemption’ through moral behaviour. But moral behaviour does not, in itself,… — Daniel Waterman Christianity Copy Share Image
“We are particularly concerned with the question to what degree approval and implementation of an explanatory model minimising collective or institutional responsibility… — Daniel Waterman Causality Copy Share Image
“Moral ideas about what constitutes a meritorious or meaningful use of one’s life and opportunities produce specific attitudes towards drug use and… — Daniel Waterman Character Copy Share Image
“The drug problem’ cannot be understood without a critical examination of the language and narratives of underpinning the explanatory models invoked to… — Daniel Waterman Drugs Copy Share Image
“The recasting of the Origin Myth as a story about the perils of disobedience precipitated a kind of decoupling of scripture from… — Daniel Waterman Authority Copy Share Image
“When interpreted as infallible, the truth claims of powerful institutions — whether religious or secular — tend to emphasise the fallibility of… — Daniel Waterman Common sense Copy Share Image
“What better way to oppose the monopolisation of truth and meaning than to go in search of their foundations within one’s own… — Daniel Waterman Better way Copy Share Image
“In an effort to justify the prohibition of 186 species of mushroom, including the ‘offending’ psilocybin containing mushrooms sold to the public… — Daniel Waterman Church and state Copy Share Image
“The term entheogen proposes a radical inversion of customary attitudes towards religion as faith or as something concerned with an ultimate reality… — Daniel Waterman Entheogen Copy Share Image
“As Ernest Becker observes in The Denial of Death, the very thought of disobeying authority appears to awaken the anxiety connected with… — Daniel Waterman Authority Copy Share Image
“The lack of plausible alternatives to an explanatory model significantly increases the chances of its adoption.” — Daniel Waterman Explanatory-model Copy Share Image
“A system of justice does not need to pursue retribution. If the purpose of drug sentencing is to prevent harm, all we… — Daniel Waterman Choice Copy Share Image
“The so-called spiritual inquiry must necessarily address questions of authority and power since both individuals and the organizations that represent them generally… — Daniel Waterman Authority Copy Share Image
“The failure of individual responsibility must be compensated for by a collective response and the consequences of such a failure at the… — Daniel Waterman Failure Copy Share Image
