Pahnke Quotes

“Kubrick had caught wind of Pahnke’s so-called Marsh Chapel Experiment, conducted in 1962 under the supervision of his thesis advisors, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert. The study was designed to see if hallucinogenic drugs, when taken in a religious setting such as a Boston University chapel, could induce religious experiences comparable to those recorded by the great mystics of history. Nine of the ten theology students participating reported that they had indeed experienced sensations indistinguishable from religious revelation.”
― Michael Benson, Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece