Religious and transcendental experiences have always played an important role in human evolution, from keeping tribes together to pushing societies in new directions. Humans may even be wired to crave such experiences, with some turning to psychedelic drugs as shortcuts to enjoying them. It’s down to connection and cooperation, according to James Carney, a psychologist at Lancaster University. “If I believe myself to be at one with my tribe, my church or the universe itself,
Psychedelic drugs can be the shortcut to a mental state we may be wired to crave
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