Study: Is the Human Drive for Consciousness-Alteration Evolutionary?

Originally published via PJ Media:

Take a look around, and one will notice the universal and natural human propensity to alter consciousness.

Alcohol of various sorts is ubiquitously consumed worldwide. Caffeine consumption is a daily ritual of workers across the globe. Cigarette smoking is also popular…

Is this sort of consciousness-massaging evolutionary? A recent study of gorillas, semi-distant cousins of humans, indicates that it just might be.

…Read the article in its entirety at PJ Media

Ben Bartee is an independent Bangkok-based American journalist with opposable thumbs.

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