Yup dumbing us down to outcome based education. Some teachers don't like being challenged on their dogma indeed ;)

Substances can be used to deprogram parts of our conditioning. But I prefer the self-willed conscious route ;) That's the true path. Substances aren't you doing it yourself, but a reliance on something else. Some people may need that to get the started though... The power to awaken and think more, is within.