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Are religious experiences real, or some sort of neurosis? What do you think?
This was a very interesting article about trying to find out whether our brains are wired for religious experiences. The results were interesting. Dr. Andrew Newberg states, “The common thread among mystical and spiritual practices is that while people are engaged in them, the lobes of their brain can be seen working together to create a powerful emotional experience. When we looked at [subjects’] brain scans, instead of the frontal lobes going up, the frontal lobes actually went down [in blood flow]. Which makes sense in the context of what they are describing is happening to them,” Newberg explains. “They don’t feel that they’re purposely making it [happen]. They feel that they are being basically overcome by the experience.”
Read more here:
Is The Human Brain Hardwired for God? | Think Tank | Big Think.
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