These people suffer from one of the strangest of all brain disorders. It makes them think they have been touched by god. But their unusual condition is giving scientists a unique insight into faith...
These people suffer from one of the strangest of all brain disorders. It makes them think they have been touched by god. But their unusual condition is giving scientists a unique insight into faith and the human mind. As a result researchers are now asking one of them most explosive questions of all - could it be that the physical makeup of our brain programmes us to believe in god?
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Any secret antichrist can fool people with his lies about his mad "spiritual experiences". True divine spiritual experiences are not a product of the brain, and they neither are madness nor make anyone mad. They are God`s gift which only feels good to receive. The truth is that God spiritually reveals himself and his Son Jesus within everyone wherever the Gospel is known and usually before the age of 30, but afterwards, many turn their back to God rather than fully to obey him.
well what this shows is similar to what research into the neural effects of DMT or meditative states show. That we can somehow associate God and the brain. it would be presumtuous to make a claim either way with regards to what exactly that means. believers will point out that it makes perfect sense that god would give us neural hardware to experience him. while those with a more atheist agenda will look at it as a refutation. depends on the goggles you see it through.
But isn't the fact that a brain disorder can make a Jesus Christ ("I am the son of God!") unnerving? If religious claims can be explained by neurophysiology, psychopathology even, what will be of all the "miracles"?
Epilepsy is a medical condition not a spiritual one. It seems to me that if there is an interactive God,(which I don't believe there is) he wouldn't need to resort to allowing A FEW of his children to have what no doubt is seen by religious people a "GREAT" experience! No, he wouldn't need to go about revealing himself via seizures, would he? If he did, he's not all powerful, right?
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Religion is just a part of imagination and experience.