Psychedelic Drugs and Atheism: Debunking the Myths
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Two recent surveys of people who took psychedelic drugs and reported “God experience encounters”, along with successful clinical trials using therapy for depression, have given rise to public misconceptions about psychedelics atheism. Specifically, three inferences been drawn: (1) that the tends dissolve atheist convictions; (2) convictions, once dissolved, are replaced traditional monotheist beliefs; (3) atheism depression somehow correlate as afflictions which offer relief. This paper argues, based on analysis studies relevant supplemental evidence, each these popular is substantially misleading. Survey data do not indicate most atheists cleanly cut ties their former there strong evidence they traded monotheism. Both personal testimony effectiveness microdose serve complicate any notion a drug alleviates symptoms by “curing” The then extends its focus argue broader field neurotheology includes elements contribute misconceptions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2077-1444']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12080614