The stoned ape theory was interesting, basically the idea that humans evolved large brains and language because of our early versions eating psychedelic mushrooms. It's a very interesting point that language itself is essentially synesthesia on a massive scale.
Paul then immediately describes his first experience with magic mushrooms, where he massively overdosed, climbed the tallest tree on the tallest hill in a thunderstorm, and this somehow resulted in him curing himself of stuttering, which gave him confidence to hit on a girl he liked.
Seriously?
I'm certainly not qualified to judge the stoned ape theory, but it is provocative. Though while it's later suggested that there must be a profound reason that our brains react to these chemicals... I'm pretty sure most such biochemicals are poisons to deter consumption and that over time humans learned which ones are safe to eat. There is indeed an oddly unrelated comment that a tomato becomes bright red to tell you it's time to eat it. This is QUITE wrong in general, as most plants and animals with bright colors like that use them as a warning that they are quite poisonous. Tomatoes is in the nightshade family, mostly very poisonous.
I honestly missed that this was essentially a commercial until quite late in it. Certainly the magic mushroom overdose lightning storm stuttering cure story didn't lead me to believe I was supposed to take this guy seriously.
Some beautiful footage though.
Paul then immediately describes his first experience with magic mushrooms, where he massively overdosed, climbed the tallest tree on the tallest hill in a thunderstorm, and this somehow resulted in him curing himself of stuttering, which gave him confidence to hit on a girl he liked.
Seriously?
I'm certainly not qualified to judge the stoned ape theory, but it is provocative. Though while it's later suggested that there must be a profound reason that our brains react to these chemicals... I'm pretty sure most such biochemicals are poisons to deter consumption and that over time humans learned which ones are safe to eat. There is indeed an oddly unrelated comment that a tomato becomes bright red to tell you it's time to eat it. This is QUITE wrong in general, as most plants and animals with bright colors like that use them as a warning that they are quite poisonous. Tomatoes is in the nightshade family, mostly very poisonous.
I honestly missed that this was essentially a commercial until quite late in it. Certainly the magic mushroom overdose lightning storm stuttering cure story didn't lead me to believe I was supposed to take this guy seriously.
Some beautiful footage though.