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Music Is A Mood-altering Drug
Resonances, are processed in relaxation centers of the brain. Where other pleasures are born as well. Music, can stimulant or relaxant, so is music then to be considered to be a drug if it affects mood or feelings of excitement or peace? As a drug, would it call for music to be regulated or censored as such?
 Scorpion  02 Aug 2008 06:02
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Religion is the opiate of the people..
Music like food can be a drug.
So yes.
 
 keepmindok  02 Aug 2008 17:06
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Music can cheer me up or make me feel bad, so I guess it is.
 
 Snipex  02 Aug 2008 13:54
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I guess resonance as pertaining to emotions produced by a body vibrating in sympathy with a neighbouring source of sound, such as 'The Red Hot Chilli Peppers', and other such wonderful bands, is the spice of life. However, I feel that music should always be an autonomous choice. Whatever turns one on is good for the soul, and should never be regulated or censored. That's Rock n Roll.
 
 joe9  04 Aug 2008 14:46
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By that same logic all the following things would be drugs: Food, sleep, sex, weather, television, athletics, games, etc. They all impact mood, they all trigger differing chemicals to be released in our own bodies to trigger different states of feeling.

To me a "drug" requires a physical thing that has to be assimilated into the body in some way - ingested, inhaled, or through the skin, etc. Music is a series of wavelengths and vibrations. It's more similar to microwaves, and those aren't a drug. Frankly common every day food comes closer to an operational drug definition than music does.
 
 Grenache  03 Aug 2008 15:00
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Music hasn't had to be considered a drug to be regulated and censored.
 
 justsumguy  02 Aug 2008 15:39
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Main problem is scorpion:
Drug- a chemical substance that causes a change in bodily function.
"Chemical substance"
Sound is a disturbance in matter caused by energy. It doesn't have mass and thus is not matter and if its not matter how can it be a chemical?
 
 Smito  02 Aug 2008 14:31
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 a chemical for the soul...?
by  Scorpion
 02 Aug 2008 18:09
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Nope. Not a drug.
 
 markopolo  02 Aug 2008 06:15
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 ok, so tell me reasons why you say this is what it is...:-)
i'm just saying.......you know?
by  Scorpion
 02 Aug 2008 18:11
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