(April 1, 2022 at 10:48 am)Jehanne Wrote:(April 1, 2022 at 8:55 am)Angrboda Wrote: I haven't fully digested your prior post, but I will say that I am inclined to define the soul as that part of human nature which is not understood (the poorly illuminated corners of being human, like consciousness, meaning, monsters, and so on). That being said, these things remain fertile ground because we have no bottom-up explanation for them. You're basically confirming my point that religion is about the extra-mundane. Extra-mundane doesn't mean unfamiliar. We are all familiar with plenty of phenomenon that defies mundane explanation. Put it into a different perspective. Suppose in the 26th century we will have mapped out the brain and what is actually happening when a Zen monk experiences satori and it's readily demonstrated that there is nothing mystical about it. Will it still be religious? Or take ayahuasca. If we learn that there are mundane reasons why people feel that everything is one under its influence, will the experience still be considered mystical, except by ignorant people?
Electricity used to be believed by many to be magical until Ben Franklin pushed it into the arena of natural phenomenon.
Obviously none of you have evaluated the scientific information that is available and choose to dismiss it as BS. How many of you enlightened folks are medical professionals?
Anyone who has been in the medical field for a number of years has seen things such as this that just can't be explained away. However they are not foolish enough to just dismiss it as BS if they don't have first hand knowledge. If they claim they haven't; well they aren't paying attention to reality. I was hoping to find open minded discussion but just received BS. Good day to all of you.