Mind and Spirit - Part 2

[DeltaAtheism]

She sounds like she's describing religion. "Huge and expansive"? "Ethereal energy"?

[Georgewarrior]

dude(I assume) did you ever consider that maybe there is another vast reality that religions have been trying to convey to us but our misinterpretations always botched up the message. Would you consider for just a moment that this once secular scientist had an almost mystical experience that others attained only through years of meditation. Don't write off what she's saying just because it doesn't sit well with how you see the world, namely that this is all there is.( I assume from your name)

[DeltaAtheism]

I'm not writing off what she said, especially because "it doesn't sit well with how you see the world". That wouldn't be a reason to write something off, nor is she saying anything to the end of supernatural entities.

Moreover, "once secular"? How do you know that she is not still secular?

The experiences she's describing are caused by failures in the brain, which is of course the hardware of the mind. Damage brain, damage mind. She of course knows this.

[DeltaAtheism]

My comment reflects on the idea that this gave me. That idea is, "could a similar neurological event be the spark that started the first 'ethereal-style' religion?