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Link in Bio. 🍄 The effects of psil*cybin (probably) won’t convert an atheist to a believer in God, or vice-versa, a new study suggests. Magic mushrooms WERE linked, however, to changes in mind perception—notably the higher attribution of consciousness to living and nonliving things. 🕉 ✨️ ☸️ The study, “Psychedelic Experiences Increase Mind Perception but do not Change Atheist-Believer Status: A Prospective Longitudinal Study,” was published May 7 in the Journal of Psychoactive Dr*gs. While it may not convert athiests, researchers from Johns Hopkins University uncovered insights into psil*cybin’s power to alter our mind perception, Filter Magazine reports. “These findings suggest that concerns that psychedelics could change metaphysical beliefs or result in ‘conversions’ across religious affiliations may be overestimated,” researchers wrote. They added that “concerns related to changes in non-naturalistic beliefs or religious affiliation may be exaggerated.” But those concerns wil...

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