There is no doubt that knowledge changes people Mrrzy. Indeed the notion that a molecule can convey/organize knowledge is foreign to most people. There are more things in heaven and Earth Horatio... I was an aetheist both before and after psilicybin. It did not turn me into the Pope. :^/ It is a great leveler to the psyche. Its not a trick like magic. It is more likely the Pope would see science in a different light. Of course if you or others could speak from experience, your dilemma would become moot.
As for Mollie, the simple act of conveying a means and need to communicate with others is the therapeutic action.