Re:Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
by pmoriarty on Friday February 09, 2018 @04:59PM
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This reminds me of the "Marsh Chapel Experiment" (aka the "Good Friday Experiment") from 1962:
"Prior to the Good Friday service, graduate degree divinity student volunteers from the Boston area were randomly divided into two groups. In a double-blind experiment,
half of the students received psilocybin, while a control group received a large dose of niacin. Niacin produces clear physiological changes and thus was used as an active placebo... Almost all of the members of the experimental group reported experiencing profound religious experiences, providing empirical support for the notion that psychedelic drugs can facilitate religious experiences..."[1]
"Prior to the Good Friday service, graduate degree divinity student volunteers from the Boston area were randomly divided into two groups. In a double-blind experiment, half of the students received psilocybin, while a control group received a large dose of niacin. Niacin produces clear physiological changes and thus was used as an active placebo... Almost all of the members of the experimental group reported experiencing profound religious experiences, providing empirical support for the notion that psychedelic drugs can facilitate religious experiences..."[1]
Much more detail here: [2]
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment
[2] - https://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_journal2.s...