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RE: Here we go again.
Simple..because it attempts to relegate Christianity to a mere 'hallucination'.
I don't think that's what he's doing at all. Shanon is not reducing Christianity to "mere" hallucination, he's validating hallucination as a possible path to symbolic / mythic / religious experience--in the way that Joseph Campbell or William James might have talked about. In the proper context and with supervision, hallucinogens may be a worthwhile means to understanding.
Of course, the implication is that Christianity is not the only possible interpretation of such experiences--but that there's truth to be found in many spiritual traditions, depending on an individual's particular frame of reference.
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