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Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #211

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Introduction

0:00

Who or what is God?

0:33

Terence McKenna's DMT Trips

16:02

Psychedelics were the source of collective intelligence

20:44

Psychedelics in ancient alcohol

31:16

The Immortality Key

34:17

Jesus and psychedelic wine

37:03

Role of rituals in human society

49:42

Human confrontation with death

53:24

The future of the human experience

56:01

The role of religion in society

1:07:54

The future of psychedelics research

1:13:41

Fasting and meditation as religious experiences

1:16:52

Neuralink and BCIs

1:20:31

Is LSD a crutch or an aid in creative work

1:27:28

Nietzsche said God is dead

1:30:08

Creatures people meet while on psychedelics

1:32:35

Consciousness

1:38:04

Books or movies that made an impact

1:44:27

Meaning of life

1:48:26
Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #211
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Brian Muraresku is the author of The Immortality Key. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: EPISODE LINKS: Brian's Twitter:   / brianmuraresku   Brian's website: https://www.brianmuraresku.com Immortality Key (book): https://amzn.to/3iNYBfB PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:33 - Who or what is God? 16:02 - Terence McKenna's DMT Trips 20:44 - Psychedelics were the source of collective intelligence 31:16 - Psychedelics in ancient alcohol 34:17 - The Immortality Key 37:03 - Jesus and psychedelic wine 49:42 - Role of rituals in human society 53:24 - Human confrontation with death 56:01 - The future of the human experience 1:07:54 - The role of religion in society 1:13:41 - The future of psychedelics research 1:16:52 - Fasting and meditation as religious experiences 1:20:31 - Neuralink and BCIs 1:27:28 - Is LSD a crutch or an aid in creative work 1:30:08 - Nietzsche said God is dead 1:32:35 - Creatures people meet while on psychedelics 1:38:04 - Consciousness 1:44:27 - Books or movies that made an impact 1:48:26 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:
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