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Many, if not most, of the pre-modern civilizations of the world were to some degree or another vision-seeking. Ayahuasca is a psychedelic. If people were never
by sjwalter 5y ago
Many, if not most, of the pre-modern civilizations of the world were to some degree or another vision-seeking. Ayahuasca is a psychedelic. If people were never at all seeking altered states of consciousness, that would be surprising.
Though I do agree. I read some study somewhere about the absurd proposition that the Nordic countries are the happiest on earth--when they also have the highest use of SSRIs in the world. What kind of world is it wherein people are driven to lame pharmaceuticals to maintain their lives?
- BizarroLand 5y agoA lot of human history was influenced by drugs, tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, even wheat fungus (ergot)... the list is very long. I'm almost willing to bet that that evolutionary crucial awakening of the "human" consciousness, that pivotal moment when our ancestors split from their apelike predecessors, was likely from the clash of normal consciousness and some drug or hallucinogen. I am not a drug enthusiast or user outside of caffeine really, but I can empathize with people that want to do more, to go farther, to make the next evolutionary step in their own lifetimes, you know? Why not let them see where they can reach?