Making Sense with Sam Harris — #346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

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#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris speaks with Brian Muraresku about ancient mystery religions and the possible psychedelic roots of Christianity. They discuss the Mysteries of Eleusis, the "pagan continuity hypothesis," the cult of Dionysius, the Dead Sea scrolls and the Gnostic Gospels, Christianity as a cult of human sacrifice, the…

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