Spiritual sense... Okay, let's dive into that.
What part of the body is responsible for a spiritual sense? How does it work?
Our eyes have lenses designed to take in light, and chemicals to process that light. And various connections to the brain that allow us to process that information and 'see'.
Our ears are openings, with a membrane placed within a canal upon which sound vibrates. Those vibrations are processed by the brain.
Our skin has a ton of nerve endings which are sensitive to stimuli. These are connected to the brain.
Our nose has special chemical receptors which can differentiate smells based on chemical makeup.
Our tongue also has special receptors, with zones that detect different things (which is why sour tastes are in a different location than sweet, which are in a different location than bitter).
Keep in mind, our senses are not perfect. We see only a portion of the actual light spectrum, we have a distinct hearing range, etc. But, we know how they work due to hundreds of years worth of studying anatomy, biology, and chemistry.
And because of that, we can still describe what blue is to a blind person, even if they'll never have the experience of it. We can describe the eye. We can describe how light works. It's not ambiguous in the least. There's no faith involved because we know how these things work. We don't need to physically feel an X-Ray to know they exist, as anyone who has ever had a broken bone knows.
So, how does the spiritual sense work? What body part is at work? How does it work mechanically? Chemically? If there's an actual sense at work, then it should be reflected in our biology. Something unique and not just the brain chemistry of the warm fuzzies associated with something happy/joyous.
What part of the body is responsible for a spiritual sense? How does it work?
Our eyes have lenses designed to take in light, and chemicals to process that light. And various connections to the brain that allow us to process that information and 'see'.
Our ears are openings, with a membrane placed within a canal upon which sound vibrates. Those vibrations are processed by the brain.
Our skin has a ton of nerve endings which are sensitive to stimuli. These are connected to the brain.
Our nose has special chemical receptors which can differentiate smells based on chemical makeup.
Our tongue also has special receptors, with zones that detect different things (which is why sour tastes are in a different location than sweet, which are in a different location than bitter).
Keep in mind, our senses are not perfect. We see only a portion of the actual light spectrum, we have a distinct hearing range, etc. But, we know how they work due to hundreds of years worth of studying anatomy, biology, and chemistry.
And because of that, we can still describe what blue is to a blind person, even if they'll never have the experience of it. We can describe the eye. We can describe how light works. It's not ambiguous in the least. There's no faith involved because we know how these things work. We don't need to physically feel an X-Ray to know they exist, as anyone who has ever had a broken bone knows.
So, how does the spiritual sense work? What body part is at work? How does it work mechanically? Chemically? If there's an actual sense at work, then it should be reflected in our biology. Something unique and not just the brain chemistry of the warm fuzzies associated with something happy/joyous.
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