I've read a couple of his things and I know how insane he can be. I freely admit that he was an utter raving loony. I just happen to think this particular essay offers a plausible explanation of religious experience. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Have you read the essay? Do you disagree with it? Would you have objected to it if I'd published it under my own name?

I didn't claim that Crowley was rational. This seems to be a trend in your commentary, along with a heavy reliance on ad hominem.

Downvote me all you want, but that just says more about how off-base LW has become.

"Downvote me all you want" is just always a faux pas. "This place has gone way downhill" is rarely worth saying anywhere, and is additionally silly in so new a community as LW. I agree with you about Crowley (who I learned about due to sharing a surname with him) but please don't reach for these cliches.