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“I regard these people who are peddling angst and peddling pessimism and all that stuff as so 'two minutes ago'.”

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Terence McKenna

Terence McKenna was a renowned philosopher known for his profound insights into consciousness, botany, and human potential. His ideas were deeply influenced by his family's genetic research and studies on the evolution of human consciousness. more

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