Jeff asked:
>> What type of philosophical background do you have?
Nothing in particular. Christian upbringing, but athiest at this point. It just never "worked" for me.
Also... It took a while to recover from reading Ayn Rand and B.F. Skinner. :^)
>> Religious?
Spiritual would be a good description, but I don't carry crystals in my pocket. My basic belief structure is currently pretty-much buddhist.
I have read lots of Joseph Campbell.
If you are not familiar with his work it is worth looking up. I think he had a good understanding of the relationship between "God" and "Religion".
>> What led you to want to build a tank?
Can't get any LSD... no connection. :^(
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Relaxzation has become very important after a few years working in the Internet space. I am almost 40 and not looking forward to having a stress relate heart-attack.
Also, my wife and I SCUBA dive and I find that diving at night has a profound spiritual feeling. I would like to feel that more often than I can get to an ocean. I think the tank will help me get there.
>> Had you used a tank before you actually started building one?
No, but I just like to build things and it looked like a fun project with a great pay-off at the end.
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