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We can use things that make sense to measure things that we can't sense. You can't measure a "deeper understanding of organic life". And it's not like we'll invent a tool to measure "understanding". It can't be quantified.
The brain works on a system of labels. Psychadelics inhibit parts of the brain that help organize, remember, or otherwise just plain deal with labels altogether. The brain gets tricked into thinking it's found something it hasn't. It isn't thinking on a higher or deeper level... it's just plain messed up. The result is something nonsensical.
What's the biggest realm of nonsensical labeling? Religion. If people can't understand something they file it away under religion. Whether it's the meaning of life, or the reason why the rain god decided to cause drought. When people can't label things then they make it the cause of something divine. When labels get crosswired and the person experiences nonsensical thoughts, then are their brains experiencing something deeper and more divine? I doubt it.
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