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#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
Lex Fridman Podcast
Why Do Psychedelics Work?
There's no doubt that things like psilocybin, MDMA, are useful for things like anxiety, depression and end of life distress. What excites me about psychedelics is the first amendment. If America is known for anything, it's a refuge for religious pioneers. But what would happen if Judaism or Christianity or Islam were to begin incorporating the very ritual use of psychedelics as part of their liturgy? So not replacing the Sunday Eucharist in the case of Christianity, but part of the extra credit dimension of the faith.
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