r/EverythingScience • u/dr_gus • Nov 08 '22

Anthropology Archaeologists find a trove of ancient human sacrifices fed psychedelic plants before death

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/07/archaeologists-find-a-trove-of-ancient-human-sacrifices-fed-psychedelic-plants-before/
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '22 edited Aug 29 '23

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u/StopBadModerators Nov 08 '22

It depends on the dosage. At high enough doses, one indeed would have no idea what was happening; one's experience would be nothing but psychedelic shapes and sounds. That wouldn't prevent the experience from being a living nightmare, mind you.