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Viking
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What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin???
#1261825 - 01/30/03 10:51 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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Why, over the course of time, would mushrooms evolve to contain psilocybin?? From a self-preservation standpoint it makes no sense. It isn't a poison, and I'd figure most animals would enjoy eating it (in small amounts) and would probably hunt out mushrooms rather than avoid them. Any ideas?
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CaptBeefheart
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Viking]
#1261836 - 01/30/03 10:56 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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Go to this Terence Mckenna link and download the mp3 called 'Food of the gods' This will explain everything you want to know.
http://mckenna.drugtext.org/
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Anonymous
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Viking]
#1261854 - 01/30/03 11:07 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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My belief is to evolve US...
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Viking
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: CaptBeefheart]
#1261863 - 01/30/03 11:10 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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Wow...McKenna is a bright guy
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CaptBeefheart
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Viking]
#1261887 - 01/30/03 11:20 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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yeah, he has some amazing things to say. I'm working my way through all those mp3s and they are blowing my mind! He makes insanity sound credible.
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dirk gently
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybi [Re: Viking]
#1262874 - 01/30/03 05:16 PM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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this question has come up several times before. may want to do a search to see what people have said.
im not sure there is an agreed upon answer at this time however.
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ShamanSean
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: CaptBeefheart]
#1262935 - 01/30/03 05:40 PM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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i was listening to terence mckenna "food of the gods" mp3 and then my comp messed up jus b4 he was gonna say why he thinks psilocybin mushrooms are responsible for language. Can someone fill me in cuz my comp fuked up, why does he think this? (im not sayin hes wrong ; i think he may be right i jus wanna know wat he has to say) thx
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poke smot!
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? *DELETED* [Re: ShamanSean]
#1262964 - 01/30/03 05:51 PM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShamanSean
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: poke smot!]
#1263016 - 01/30/03 06:08 PM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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im deffinently gonna buy the book, but itd b nice if someone could lemme know about my previous post.
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chills420
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: ShamanSean]
#1264325 - 01/31/03 04:15 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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my guess would be to keep animals from eatting them all. I can see a animal eatting a few but after it started triping i don't think it would really understand what was going on. It would prob do as anyother animal that is sick would do and lay down and try to sleep it off or eat grass untill they puked.
thats just my guess. Funny part is i was triping the other night and the same ? poped n my mind
are mushrooms toxic to any animals?
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Xlea321
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: chills420]
#1264390 - 01/31/03 04:40 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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Doesn't seem to work like that. In mescaline containing cacti the young cacti - the ones most likely to be eaten by animals have little to no alkaloids. The older the cactus gets the more mescaline it contains. If alkaloid production was about deterring animals the younger plants would contain the most.
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spliffguru
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Xlea321]
#1265384 - 01/31/03 09:42 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm sorry, but this guy sounds completely insane.
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pattern
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Viking]
#1265563 - 01/31/03 10:33 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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> Why, over the course of time, would mushrooms evolve to contain psilocybin??
Natural selection... primates being the selectors.
Primates benefitted from eating them, and the mushrooms benefitted from the resulting spore distribution.
my two cents
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Xlea321
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: pattern]
#1265707 - 01/31/03 11:25 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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and the mushrooms benefitted from the resulting spore distribution.
Do mushrooms really need help from animals for spore distribution? Isn't the wind adequate?
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pattern
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: Xlea321]
#1265770 - 01/31/03 11:56 AM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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> Do mushrooms really need help from animals for spore distribution?
The animals provide significant benefits. Alot of the spores are "stuck" onto the mushroom, a large force dislodges them: being stepped on, knocked over, bitten, picked, etc. When eaten, the spores travel in the guts and grow in poo.
> Isn't the wind adequate?
If it's windy.
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the spiral
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Re: What is the evolutionary reason mushrooms have psilocybin??? [Re: pattern]
#1266728 - 01/31/03 07:20 PM (21 years, 2 months ago) |
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yes, but isn't primate poo not optimal for mushies? Don't they prefer cow poo?
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