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Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics

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637 points robinhouston | 3 comments | 05 Jun 23 07:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pbj1968 ◴[06 Jun 23 08:27 UTC] No.36209838[source]▶
None of this is real. Don’t fuck with your brain, pal, it ain’t worth it.
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1. kfrzcode ◴[06 Jun 23 08:30 UTC] No.36209850[source]▶
Arguable. Entheogenic drugs are likely a significant driver behind human cognitive evolution.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entheogenic_drugs_and_the_arch...

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2. arunix ◴[06 Jun 23 11:02 UTC] No.36210874[source]▶
Are you referring to the Stoned Ape hypothesis? I couldn't find any mention of evolution in the linked article.
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3. kfrzcode ◴[06 Jun 23 12:42 UTC] No.36211753[source]▶
Yes, in part, and generally there's a close relationship between humans and many interesting psychedelic sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_entheogenic_drugs