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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by r00fus on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:48AM (#29481928)
Imagine how powerful it would be to be able to alter the setting so bad trips depict hell and good trips depict heaven.

Almost like they could be utilized in a way to provide a religious fervor for your adherents.

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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by leadingthenet on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @07:20AM (#29483876)
Isn't there some evidence to suggest earlier, pre-Christian European religions did sometimes make use of psychedelic substances in group rituals?
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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by TchoBeer on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:54AM (#29484688)
Even more fun, there's some evidence that one of the ingredients in the frankincense that was burned in the Jewish temple (at least the second temple anyway) was Marijuana
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Re:Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs by scns on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:49AM (#29486166)
There are cave paintings, found all over the world, of humans with mushroom heads or covered in fungi fruiting bodies.
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