Moses was high on drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments: Israeli researcher

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High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.

Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.

"As far Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don't believe, or a legend, which I don't believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effect of narcotics," Shanon told Israeli public radio on Tuesday.

Moses was probably also on drugs when he saw the "burning bush," suggested Shanon, who said he himself has dabbled with such substances.

"The Bible says people see sounds, and that is a classic phenomenon," he said citing the example of religious ceremonies in the Amazon in which drugs are used that induce people to "see music."

He mentioned his own experience when he used ayahuasca, a powerful psychotropic plant, during a religious ceremony in Brazil's Amazon forest in 1991. "I experienced visions that had spiritual-religious connotations," Shanon said.

He said the psychedelic effects of ayahuasca were comparable to those produced by concoctions based on bark of the acacia tree, that is frequently mentioned in the Bible.

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[Jenn! 918]

Well, I coulda told you that.

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Well, I coulda told you that.

This guy got paid for telling us that. That's what I call genius.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Total blasphemy.

[SteveLaura 0]

Well, I think the part in the Old Testament when Moses goes out looking for Doritos and some Twinkies was a bit of a give-away, myself.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I say the reason Moses and the Jews were wandering the desert for so many years was purely because Moses refused to stop and ask for directions.

[almaty 19]

Moses wasted away in Mt sinaiville

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If you're scared of curse words, don't watch it.

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[SteveLaura 0]

Total blasphemy.

Why? Is it possible that God spoke to Moses and he was under a narcotic influence simultaneously? If not, why not?

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

awesome, my firefox site-block is working.

What is it blocking?

[DeadPoolX 9]

awesome, my firefox site-block is working.

What is it blocking?

Probably not the porn.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Well, that explains how he obtain the ten commandments. But, how did he guide the hebrews across the river!? Drugs? ROFLMAO!!

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What is it blocking?

youtube

i block images from work but embedded youtube videos still rendered on screen, sometimes, with images that aren't work-friendly.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Total blasphemy.

Why? Is it possible that God spoke to Moses and he was under a narcotic influence simultaneously? If not, why not?

Sure, and it's possible the Moon is made of green cheese, but I wouldn't bet on it.