Lex Fridman Podcast

#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics

Aug 15, 2021

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Brian Muraresku

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Expanding Human Capabilities: Psychedelics vs. Technology

02:41

Books That Impacted Michael Pollan

00:57

The Intersection of Science and Religion

01:03

Could Aliens be Thoughts?: Exploring the Origins of Consciousness

01:21

Introduction

2min

Inside Tracker - Give Well - Effective Altruism

3min

Give Well From Lex Friedman Podcast

3min

Masterclass - The Best Courses in the World

2min

What Is God?

2min

Aren't We the Creators?

4min

Christian Mysticism - The Divine Nothingness

2min

The Universe Is a Computer, Isn't It?

2min

Is There Going to Be a Time When Video Games Will Be Real Life?

4min

10.

It's All a Cosmic Dance

2min

11.

The DMT Experience of Terence McKenna

2min

12.

Psychic Communication

2min

13.

Psychedelics and the Stone Ape Hypothesis

6min

14.

The Dental Calculus of Homo Sapiens

3min

15.

Are There a Lot of Archaeochemists in the World?

4min

16.

Is There Evidence for Psychedelics and Classical Antiquity?

3min

17.

What Role Did Psychedelic Infused Wine Play in the Life of Jesus Christ?

3min

18.

What Language Was Used to Understand Wine?

2min

19.

The Importance of the Wine in the Imagination of Religion

3min

20.

Is There a Place for the Drinking of Dionysus?

5min

21.

The Mystery of Elusis

2min

22.

Are There Ways You Can Convert That Into Words?

4min

23.

Huxley and the Future of Psychedelics

4min

24.

Is There a Simple Way to Summarize Religion

3min

25.

What Is Real?

4min

26.

I Love Science and Religion

2min

27.

The Role of Religion and Society

4min

28.

The Importance of Language in Religion

3min

29.

Why Do Psychedelics Work?

2min

30.

The Value of Psychedelics

3min

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Psychedelics and Brain-Computer Interfaces

2min

32.

Psychedelics or AI?

3min

33.

AI - I'm in Lex Friedman.

2min

34.

Is LSD a Crutcher?

4min

35.

The Death of God

2min

36.

Is There a God in the Universe?

4min

37.

The Origins of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

2min

38.

Is Consciousness Just a Trick?

4min

39.

Consciousness Is Easy to Build Hard to Understand

2min

40.

The Road to a Llusus

4min

41.

The Three-Piece Jelly

2min

42.

What Does That Mean to Fall in Love?

3min

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:46) – Who or what is God?
(25:15) – Terence McKenna’s DMT Trips
(29:58) – Psychedelics were the source of collective intelligence
(40:30) – Psychedelics in ancient alcohol
(43:30) – The Immortality Key
(46:16) – Jesus and psychedelic wine
(58:56) – Role of rituals in human society
(1:02:37) – Human confrontation with death
(1:05:15) – The future of the human experience
(1:17:07) – The role of religion in society
(1:22:54) – The future of psychedelics research
(1:26:05) – Fasting and meditation as religious experiences
(1:29:44) – Neuralink and BCIs
(1:36:42) – Is LSD a crutch or an aid in creative work
(1:39:21) – Nietzsche said God is dead
(1:41:48) – Creatures people meet while on psychedelics
(1:47:18) – Consciousness
(1:53:41) – Books or movies that made an impact
(1:57:39) – Meaning of life

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Lex Fridman Podcast

#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics

Episode guests

Expanding Human Capabilities: Psychedelics vs. Technology

Books That Impacted Michael Pollan

The Intersection of Science and Religion

Could Aliens be Thoughts?: Exploring the Origins of Consciousness

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