#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

Sam Harris speaks with Brian Muraresku about ancient mystery
religions and the possible psychedelic roots of Christianity.
They discuss the Mysteries of Eleusis, the “pagan continuity
hypothesis,” the cult of Dionysius, the Dead Sea scrolls and the
Gnostic Gospels, Christianity as a cult of human sacrifice, the
evidence for the use of psychedelics in ancient rites, the
chemical analysis of ancient wine and beer, why Brian hasn’t
tried psychedelics, the need for a modern Mysteries of Eleusis,
and other topics.


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