The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 55) – Psilocybin, Impiety & Dyadic

Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article.

Psilocybin

Psilocybin is the active hallucinogenic compound in magic mushrooms. It has a long history of use in Mesomerica in religious and spiritual rituals (Mayan and Aztec cultures).
Just 15 hours ago appeared this news story – A Missouri House committee has unanimously approved a bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans.

Impiety

Impiety refers to disrespect for the sacred, lacking in reverence or proper respect toward the supreme being, wickedness. For example, visitors are advised not to wear shorts or tank tops when touring certain churches and cathedrals in Europe, because doing so is viewed as impiety by those who worship there.
From an Old French impieté “impiety, wickedness” (12c.) or directly from Latin impietatem.

Dyadic

Dyadic in sociology is a term which represents the group of two people. For example Dyadic communication refers to two people engaged in conversation. Or the counterpoint of the voice against voice conception of polyphony – which is a style of music composition employing two or more simultaneous, but relatively independent melodic sounds. 
“The number two, two units treated as one,”. Origen: 1670s, from Latin dyad-, stem of dyas, from Greek dyas “the number two, a group of two,”.

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