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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

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