Study Finds That Psychedelics Can Alter Core Metaphysical Beliefs
A new study has found that psychedelic substances can alter an individual’s core beliefs about the nature of free will, consciousness and reality. The study’s findings were reported in the “Scientific Reports” journal. The researchers’ objective was to find out whether psychedelics had the capacity to change a person’s core metaphysical beliefs, because the drugs can induce spiritual encounters and transformative experiences. Metaphysical beliefs are ideas about reality’s fundamental nature. The study was carried out by a team of researchers led by Christopher Timmermann, who examined the metaphysical beliefs of participants before and after they had used psychedelics. The researchers…