I've just come across a QuickTime video of Jerry's famous debate with Timothy Leary about LSD. I found it quite fascinating to hear both Leary's argument and Jerry's rebuttal. As I understand, Jerry accepted the debate invitation on very short notice and so had little time to prepare his remarks, and that shows; he rambles a little. But he makes his point.
If you find Leary's mysticism tedious and you just want to see Jerry's rebuttal, skip to about the 60% point. (Don't miss Leary's brief reply at the end, though.)
Oh, and in an interesting bit of synchronicity, Jerry mentions the Charles Whitman case, which figures prominently in another article on HN at the moment ("The Brain On Trial").
Here's the link: http://neuron.duke.edu/Lettvin/Lettvin_Leary_Deb.mov
If you find Leary's mysticism tedious and you just want to see Jerry's rebuttal, skip to about the 60% point. (Don't miss Leary's brief reply at the end, though.)
Oh, and in an interesting bit of synchronicity, Jerry mentions the Charles Whitman case, which figures prominently in another article on HN at the moment ("The Brain On Trial").