Such as magic mushrooms, cannabis (they could have eaten or smoked it), salvia divinorium, and maybe even opium? They were all around at their times, and it must have been socially acceptable at the time amongst the masses.. Could they have taken them their entire lives...
2007-01-15 13:41:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cannabis sativa appears to have originated in Central Asia and was probably first cultivated for its fibre. It has been grown in China for at least 4500 years. It is thought to have reached Europe by 1500 BC.
In Plato's The Oddysee Homer experiences the effects of opium.
The oldest representations of hallucinogenic mushrooms in the world are in The Sahara Desert. They were produced 7000-9000 years ago. So we can say they've been used for a while...
Sorry, upon research I see salvia was only used in Mexico that long ago.
2007-01-15 14:13:32 · update #1
I don't mean to offend, just maybe you could broaden your horizons and give these things a little thought once or twice in your lives..
2007-01-15 14:14:49 · update #2
'Drugs' is a buzz-word used nowadays to encourage thoughts of terrorism, evil, lies, idiocy, and delusion.. It may have not always been this way.. Think about this again.
2007-01-15 14:22:31 · update #3
"In the Judaic world, the vapors from burnt spices and aromatic gums were considered part of the pleasurable act of worship. In proverbs (27:9) it is said that 'Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart.' Perfumes were widely used in Egyptian worship. Stone altars have been unearthed in Babylon and Palestine, which have been used for burning incense made of aromatic wood and spices. While the casual readers today may interpret such practices as mere satisfaction of the desire for pleasant odors, this is almost certainly an error; in many or most cases, a psychoactive drug was being inhaled. In the islands of the Mediterranean 2,500 years ago and in Africa hundreds of years ago, for example leaves and flowers of a particular plant were often thrown upon bonfires and the smoke inhaled; the plant was marijuana."
(Edward Preble and Gabriel V. Laurey, Plastic Cement: The Ten Cent Hallucinogen, International Journal of the Addictions, 2 (Fall 2967): 271-272.
Think about the incense...
2007-01-15 15:03:43 · update #4
http://www.iahushua.com/T-L-J/Mbib.html
2007-01-15 15:07:35 · update #5
never thought of that ... that does explain alot.
2007-01-15 13:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by user name 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Discovery channel, history channel, and their like have all done some research on this topic. Turns out, at least by their sources, that in the old testament, the descriptions and common names used to describe some of the various incenses used by jewish rabbis in seclusion have a good chance of describing cannabis. The "rushes" that they burned also seemed to describe an egyptian narcotic of the period, which caused hallucinations. So, yes, there is a good chance that many of the religious leaders were under the influence.
2007-01-15 22:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by necroth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there is probably a Good possibility opium and hashish were quite prominent in the areas and times of both Christ and Mohammed as was mushrooms , further to this ergot which is the base for LSD grows on wheat and other grains it is possible that people may have unknowingly consumed this also ... Ergot is also responsible for the death of many so called Witches during the inquisition , as people would ate bread made by another hallucinate and the person who made the bread would be accused of witchcraft
2007-01-15 21:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by harro_06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say, "They were all around at their times, and it must have been socially acceptable at the time amongst the masses..."
How would you support such a claim?
For instance, the Jews of Jesus's time were cautioned by Old Testament writings even against drunkenness and love of alcohol. They were pretty straight-laced and with a tendency toward legalism (following "though-shalts" and "though shalt nots", and even making up their own to make themselves look uber-pious) It's hard to imagine this lot approving of folk walking around out of their heads on hallucinogens or mind-altering substances of any kind.
I could buy this with the founders of eastern religions though...
2007-01-15 21:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by Matt c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was a famous linguist, John Allegro, who like many people lost his **** in the early 70s and wrote a book claiming that the early Christians were all on mushrooms, and that in fact "Jesus" was just their code-word for shrooms. "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross" -- hard to find but really fun.
You should also check out Terence McKenna. And watch out for the machine elves. They're everywhere.
2007-01-15 21:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You fail to recognize exactly to what extent these products have been crossbred and designed up to their current potency. You would have had to smoke a bushel of salvia back then to get anything close to the current effects for example.
2007-01-15 21:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by Dethruhate 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agree
2007-01-15 21:46:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Do drugs give you faith instead of reason? I thought religion was just a virus of the mind that is transmitted in childhood so that the patient stops distinguishing the real from the unreal permanently.
2007-01-15 21:46:38 · answer #8 · answered by DrEvol 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
schizophrenia; Delusional Disorder
2007-01-15 21:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
I'm just curious would it hurt for you to be respectful towards others? Is it so hard to be polite?
Peace and Love
2007-01-15 22:10:47 · answer #10 · answered by mil's 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i only know about john and the plant in patmos...perhaps the other 12 were on drugs as well...and i suspect about mohhamed...
2007-01-15 21:50:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋