Stoned Apes, Evolution, and the Future

It has been said that people throughout history have found ways to get high, which frequently includes alcohol. Generally speaking, drunkenness is something for disreputable people. The first instance in the Bible is Noah (Gen. 9:21) and it is usually spoken of unfavorably (consider Prov. 23:29-35).

Part of the disfavor toward any form of intoxication is the loss of control (Eph. 5:18). In the 1960s, drug use was considered a way of opening or expanding the mind. Our evolutionary ancestors supposedly got high.

Hippie-type van, Unsplash / Nick Karvounis

Materialists have long denied the existence of consciousness or tried to explain it away, but this goes in the opposite direction. Dr. Bobby Azarian thinks that in the distant past, our apelike ancestors got stoned. (I can imagine a bunch of apes riding in a hippie van, wearing big sunglasses, acrid smoke and Grateful Dead music pouring out the windows...) It's supposed to open your mind, maaan! Far out!

What great benefit to humanity was discovered after getting stoned? It frequently leads to addiction, and criminal activity is used to find ways to support drug habits — and the drugs have killed many. No Nobel Peace Prize for Tweaker Trevor. Also, people look with disdain on potheads and users of other drugs.

Let's just suppose some of these supposed ancestors went to the magic playground on drugs and expanded their minds. How would that increase in knowledge be passed onto offspring, thus growing consciousness quickly? Since panpsychism is gaining acceptance in mainstream science, Azarian seems to think that the use of psychedelic drugs could happen on a large basis. Exponential peace, love, and grooviness!

We have seen several times that evolutionists have come up with some bizarre research, bad science, poor logic, and deception to avoid how evidence clearly points to recent special creation. What next, ancient aliens on drugs formed humanity? They will stand before Jesus and have to explain themselves, and confess that he is Lord (Phil. 2:9-11), whether willingly or unwillingly. They need to repent and get right with God so they confess willingly, yes?

But for a really wild excursion, nothing beats efforts to explain the evolution of the human mind. The human mind has no history so everything offered on the topic is speculation. As long as that’s understood, it’s no real problem. That said, sometimes, a thesis about the origin of the human mind is so over the top that I look for clues that it is a spoof. In the case of the new Stoned Ape Theory, apparently not.

It will be the high point of your day to read the entire article at "Getting Stoned: Did It Shape Human Origins?"