(February 18, 2010 at 5:30 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I don't consider those religious experiences for the record. I know it's some strange Catholic thing to think random patterns are somehow divine... I think that's pure superstition. Same for fantastical illusions.

I love how fr0d0 arbitrarily selects his evidence for spirituality.

Nothing arbitrary about it Syn, although I have no expectation of your discernment.

(February 18, 2010 at 5:57 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Nothing arbitrary about it Syn, although I have no expectation of your discernment.

It's a very logical and objective process that I really can't be bothered to discuss right now. Just take my word for it that there is a God. And he's Jesus. He reveals himself to me by ways of deductive reasoning and logic.

Trust me.

When you get the basics Tav we'll move onto the meaty stuff ok. I promise

that would definately help explain the bible belt in the US, good read

(February 18, 2010 at 7:53 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: When you get the basics Tav we'll move onto the meaty stuff ok. I promise

The meaty stuff is rather meaningless unless the existence of the Christian God is first established

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(February 18, 2010 at 10:13 pm)tackattack Wrote: that would definately help explain the bible belt in the US, good read

What, the rednecks imbred epilepsy?

(February 18, 2010 at 10:21 pm)theVOID Wrote: The meaty stuff is rather meaningless unless the existence of the Christian God is first established

Granted

(February 18, 2010 at 3:18 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Scientists have been able to induce religious experiences and sensations in people by applying a weak magnetic field over their temporal lobes which makes me wonder if there are certain areas of the planet where the magnetic fields are configured in such a way as to make the people living there more susceptible to religious thoughts and delusions than others living in more magnetically stable areas.

By no means am I suggesting that this is the only reason but, in part, it might explain why there are deeply religious hot spots like Texas for example.

The earth's magnetic field is comparitively weak to that of a CRT television or monitor. Should you not take this into account in your hypothesis?

I doubt the report is representative. There is a medical procedure called MRI where people are enclosed oin a gigantic magnet and viewings include the brain. So their whole brain gets under this strong magnetic field and I have not read any scientific papers saying hallucinations is a big side effect.

One thing we must all remember is that the magnetic lines of flux that are emitting form the earth are not static. Not only do we have pole reversals which occur infrequently, but we also have isolated areas that change polarity a little more frequently. With that said, it would be expected that geographical areas of higher than normal religious delusions would move around the globe periodically.