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  • Uh ... Yea, Sure ... Nutters Claim Magic Mushrooms = Human IQ Evolution

    From 186283@ud0s4.net@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 26 01:15:28 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, soc.culture, alt.science

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13667773/magic-mushroom-consciousness-Joe-Rogan.html

    The birth of human consciousness may have truly been magic.

    Scientists have claimed that the consumption of the
    fungi psilocybin, also known as 'magic mushrooms,'
    influenced pre-human hominids' brains six million
    years ago.

    They analyzed dozens of studies involving psilocybin
    and consciousness, finding the fungi increased
    connectivity between networks in the frontal brain
    region associated with expressive language, decision-
    making and memory.

    These 'significant neurological and psychological
    effects' may have been the catalase ancient ancestors
    to interact with each other and the environment -
    spurring consciousness among our species.

    . . .

    Apparently the 'shroom-heads have gotten their
    own 'scientific' journal ........

    Hey, 'shrooms are something you have to FIND and
    their action is SHORT TERM. Are we to think all
    of east Africa was on 'shrooms 24/7/365 ... enough to
    literally shift the path of evolution/epigenetics ???

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to 186282@ud0s4.net on Wed Jul 31 10:14:04 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, soc.culture, alt.science

    On 7/25/24 22:15, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13667773/magic-mushroom-consciousness-Joe-Rogan.html

    The birth of human consciousness may have truly been magic.

    Scientists have claimed that the consumption of the
    fungi psilocybin, also known as 'magic mushrooms,'
    influenced pre-human hominids' brains six million
    years ago.

    That should be some scientists not all by
    any means


    They analyzed dozens of studies involving psilocybin
    and consciousness, finding the fungi increased
    connectivity between networks in the frontal brain
    region associated with expressive language, decision-
    making and memory.

    These 'significant neurological and psychological
    effects' may have been the catalase ancient ancestors
    to interact with each other and the environment -
    spurring consciousness among our species.

    I too find it doubtful.

    . . .

      Apparently the 'shroom-heads have gotten their
      own 'scientific' journal ........

      Hey, 'shrooms are something you have to FIND and
      their action is SHORT TERM. Are we to think all
      of east Africa was on 'shrooms 24/7/365 ... enough to
      literally shift the path of evolution/epigenetics ???

    Again doubtful but perhaps some shamen were using
    and helped point our ancestors in a particular direction.
    it is also notable that among the herbs used in compounding
    incense to be used in the Jewish Temple was "kanbosum" which
    some believe to be cannabis so that the Jewish priesthood
    may have been walking around in a psychedelic haze.
    I, on the other hand, believe that religion may have
    been dependent on poor diet for its miraculous visions and
    theological formulations.

    bliss

    --
    b l i s s - S F 4 e v e r at D S L E x t r e m e dot com

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  • From 186283@ud0s4.net@21:1/5 to Bobbie Sellers on Sun Aug 4 22:20:39 2024
    XPost: talk.politics.misc, soc.culture, alt.science

    On 7/31/24 1:14 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
    On 7/25/24 22:15, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13667773/magic-mushroom-consciousness-Joe-Rogan.html


    The birth of human consciousness may have truly been magic.

    Scientists have claimed that the consumption of the
    fungi psilocybin, also known as 'magic mushrooms,'
    influenced pre-human hominids' brains six million
    years ago.

        That should be some scientists not all by
    any means


    They analyzed dozens of studies involving psilocybin
    and consciousness, finding the fungi increased
    connectivity between networks in the frontal brain
    region associated with expressive language, decision-
    making and memory.

    These 'significant neurological and psychological
    effects' may have been the catalase ancient ancestors
    to interact with each other and the environment -
    spurring consciousness among our species.

        I too find it doubtful.

    . . .

       Apparently the 'shroom-heads have gotten their
       own 'scientific' journal ........

       Hey, 'shrooms are something you have to FIND and
       their action is SHORT TERM. Are we to think all
       of east Africa was on 'shrooms 24/7/365 ... enough to
       literally shift the path of evolution/epigenetics ???

        Again doubtful but perhaps some shamen were using
    and helped point our ancestors in a particular direction.

    I am willing to entertain that psychedelics helped
    shape human/pre-human CULTURE ... but not our genetics
    or epigenetics, not enough to physically shape an
    entire (sub) species.

    it is also notable that among the herbs used in compounding
    incense to be used in the Jewish Temple was "kanbosum" which
    some believe to be cannabis so that the Jewish priesthood
    may have been walking around in a psychedelic haze.

    Possible. However such compounds show up in most
    religious orders/cults across history so there's
    nothing special here.

        I, on the other hand, believe that religion may have
    been dependent on poor diet for its miraculous visions and
    theological formulations.

    One thing the human brain does well is "pattern
    discovery". Anything that messes with that can
    result in 'novel thoughts'. LSD and friends seem
    to lower the "Ah HA !" threshold - where inputs
    and ideas that really DON'T have any bearing on
    each other suddenly SEEM to. The "universe in a
    grain of sand" effect. OK for 'artists' maybe ...

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