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Posted by Hugh on February 14, 2022, at 11:51:52
How did the human brain triple in size in just two million years?
According to the "Stoned Ape Theory" developed by Terrence McKenna and his brother Dennis McKenna, a community of proto-humans might have consumed the magic mushrooms they found in the wild. That act could have profoundly changed their brains.
"It was like a software to program this neurologically modern hardware," explained Dennis McKenna in this clip from Fantastic Fungi.
"It's not so simple to say that they ate psilocybin mushrooms and suddenly the brain mutated, I think it's more complex than that, but I think it was a factor. It was like a software to program this neurologically modern hardware to think, to have cognition, to have language--because language is essentially synesthesia. Language is the association with apparently meaningless sound except that it's associated with the complex of meaning. --Dennis McKenna
This video clip is from Fantastic Fungi, a fantastic documentary about mushrooms, psychedelic and otherwise, on Netflix and Google Play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mVaEcfwLs
Posted by Jay2112 on February 14, 2022, at 17:57:18
In reply to The Stoned Ape, posted by Hugh on February 14, 2022, at 11:51:52
> How did the human brain triple in size in just two million years?
>
> According to the "Stoned Ape Theory" developed by Terrence McKenna and his brother Dennis McKenna, a community of proto-humans might have consumed the magic mushrooms they found in the wild. That act could have profoundly changed their brains.
>
> "It was like a software to program this neurologically modern hardware," explained Dennis McKenna in this clip from Fantastic Fungi.
>
> "It's not so simple to say that they ate psilocybin mushrooms and suddenly the brain mutated, I think it's more complex than that, but I think it was a factor. It was like a software to program this neurologically modern hardware to think, to have cognition, to have language--because language is essentially synesthesia. Language is the association with apparently meaningless sound except that it's associated with the complex of meaning. --Dennis McKenna
>
> This video clip is from Fantastic Fungi, a fantastic documentary about mushrooms, psychedelic and otherwise, on Netflix and Google Play.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mVaEcfwLVery, very interesting!! I have been reading about how our amygdala may be more advanced than previously thought. And, psychedelics may have a role in that, as the amygdala also holds memory, not just emotions. MDMA promotes deep empathy, the feelings of 'love' and connection. Serotonin release is considered part of this process with MDMA. Psilocybin and LSD are supposed to work on serotonin receptors as well. These chemicals MAY be able to transcend the feelings of fear, anger, hatred, etc, and solidify the empathy and 'love' emotions to a much greater degree. Just imagine, a world where people feel more empathetic and compassionate than fearful and angry. That, to me, is the ultimate antidepressant. But, I imagine, there would be people of certain political persuasions who would strongly resist the idea...sadly. :(
Jay
Posted by Hugh on February 16, 2022, at 14:46:12
In reply to Re: The Stoned Ape » Hugh, posted by Jay2112 on February 14, 2022, at 17:57:18
>Just imagine, a world where people feel more empathetic and compassionate than fearful and angry. That, to me, is the ultimate antidepressant. But, I imagine, there would be people of certain political persuasions who would strongly resist the idea...sadly. :(
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> JayRichard Nixon called LSD guru Timothy Leary "the most dangerous man in America." Nixon's fear of Leary and LSD had a lot to do with his launching the War on Drugs in 1971, which the US has been losing for 50 years now.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/09/richard-nixon-war-on-drugs-timothy-leary-216264/
Posted by beckett2 on February 16, 2022, at 17:18:58
In reply to Re: The Stoned Ape » Jay2112, posted by Hugh on February 16, 2022, at 14:46:12
Great link. Poor Art Linkletter's family tho.
Posted by Jay2112 on February 16, 2022, at 18:58:27
In reply to Re: The Stoned Ape » Jay2112, posted by Hugh on February 16, 2022, at 14:46:12
> >Just imagine, a world where people feel more empathetic and compassionate than fearful and angry. That, to me, is the ultimate antidepressant. But, I imagine, there would be people of certain political persuasions who would strongly resist the idea...sadly. :(
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> > Jay
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> Richard Nixon called LSD guru Timothy Leary "the most dangerous man in America." Nixon's fear of Leary and LSD had a lot to do with his launching the War on Drugs in 1971, which the US has been losing for 50 years now.
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> https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/09/richard-nixon-war-on-drugs-timothy-leary-216264/Yes, American drug policy fail, big time. (While Reagan/Bush pushed cocaine and heroin for arms in Central America. Some say the CIA was supplying heroin to Americans....vets, I think.)
Jay
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