Brian Muraresku is the author of The Immortality Key. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/ and use code LEX to get donation matched up to $1k - NI: https://www.ni.com/perspectives - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianmuraresku Brian's website: https://www.brianmuraresku.com Immortality Key (book): https://amzn.to/3iNYBfB PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 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 SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
In this episode of Infinite Loops we speak with Brian Muraresku, New York Times Best Selling author of "The Immortality Key: the Secret History of the Religion with No Name". We discuss: 1. Role of women in early Christianity 2. Mysticism of the ancient wine 3. The political war on drugs 4. The rise of Archeochemistry 5. Classical education in the 21st century 6. And a LOT more! Know more about Brian and his work from his website: https://www.brianmuraresku.com/ and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BrianMuraresku You can also listen to Infinite Loops on our website: https://www.infiniteloopspodcast.com/ or any of your preferred podcast apps! Subscribe to our channel here on YouTube, and connect with us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/InfiniteL88ps