Re[2]: Terence McKenna

Guru George (gurugeorge@sugarland.idiscover.co.uk)
Fri, 18 Jul 1997 19:38:55 +0100


On Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:53:38 +0200 (MET DST)
Anders Sandberg <nv91-asa@nada.kth.se> wrote:

[snip]

>Another thought: it is known (I can cite some articles) that caffeine
>drinkers perform better at memory tests, reaction tests and similar
>cognitive stuff (taking confounding variables into account), and
>nicotine seems to have other cognition enhancing effects. It is not
>unreasonable to think that the introduction of coffee, tea and
>tobacco into the western culture accelerated its growth in areas
>where this kind of effects are useful (like technology).
>
Interestingly, McKenna goes into this in Food of the Gods, where he
talks about the link between caffeine and tobacco and what you might
call the 'Protestant Work Ethic'.

Guru George