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#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
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() – Introduction
() – Who or what is God?
() – Terence McKenna’s DMT Trips
() – Psychedelics were the source of collective intelligence
() – Psychedelics in ancient alcohol
() – The Immortality Key
() – Jesus and psychedelic wine
() – Role of rituals in human society
() – Human confrontation with death
() – The future of the human experience
() – The role of religion in society
() – The future of psychedelics research
() – Fasting and meditation as religious experiences
() – Neuralink and BCIs
() – Is LSD a crutch or an aid in creative work
() – Nietzsche said God is dead
() – Creatures people meet while on psychedelics
() – Consciousness
() – Books or movies that made an impact
() – Meaning of life
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