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The Stone Ape Theory and the Role of Mind-Altering Substances in Human Evolution
1:00:42 - 1:08:43 (08:01)
The podcast discusses the Stone Ape theory and the debate on the role of mind-altering substances in human evolution, culture, and consciousness. Many argue that these substances played a fundamental role in human history, while others disagree.
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The Stone Ape Theory suggests that mind-altering substances played a fundamental role in the evolution of human consciousness, culture, and history.
1:00:42 - 1:04:51 (04:09)
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The Stone Ape Theory suggests that mind-altering substances played a fundamental role in the evolution of human consciousness, culture, and history. Terrence McKenna's provocative ideas have sparked debates on this topic among researchers and enthusiasts.
ChapterThe Stone Ape Theory and the Role of Mind-Altering Substances in Human Evolution
Episode#605: Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The history of psychedelic research has been problematic in many ways and Timothy Leary has been blamed for many of the problems that emerged in relation to psychedelic drug use.
1:04:51 - 1:07:19 (02:28)
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The history of psychedelic research has been problematic in many ways and Timothy Leary has been blamed for many of the problems that emerged in relation to psychedelic drug use. However, the history of psychedelics was also profoundly elitist and it's important that there are people carefully monitoring what's happening in this important time in history.
ChapterThe Stone Ape Theory and the Role of Mind-Altering Substances in Human Evolution
Episode#605: Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Hiding may seem like a good solution in the short-term, but it can have negative consequences in the long-term.
1:07:19 - 1:08:43 (01:23)
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Hiding may seem like a good solution in the short-term, but it can have negative consequences in the long-term. Ignoring problems or staying silent doesn't make them go away and can actually make them worse.