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: Acted as an aphrodisiac, increasing libido and reproductive success while promoting social bonding and community cohesion.

: McKenna critiques these as "industrial drugs" that promote efficiency and numbing rather than self-reflection. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original T...

: Induced "glossolalia" and ecstatic visions, which McKenna argues jump-started the development of spoken language and religious thought. 🏛️ Partnership vs. Dominator Cultures : Acted as an aphrodisiac, increasing libido and

: He famously describes television as a modern "electronic drug" that flattens human experience and suppresses individual consciousness. : Acted as an aphrodisiac

: Increased visual acuity (specifically edge detection), making early humans more effective hunters.