According to Christians an evidence that the Holy Spirit is in a person is if that person can speak in tongues (there is some controversy about this, many Christians can't speak in tongues). Despite the controversy, many Christians would agree that if a Christian can speak in tongues then that is outward evidence of the inward dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
That being said there is a scientist who has been studying the speaking in tongues. I can't find any links to it right now. The gist of his research does not point to anything supernatural but does show that a certain part of the brain is shut off when someone speaks in tongues (this is my recollection, it may have inaccuracies).
What I find hilarious is the fact that I am clearly an apostate and I can still speak in tongues. Nothing has changed but my rejection of god and religion.
Now, to totally screw with things, there are some Christians who believe that Satan worshipers also can speak in tongues. This brings up a long unanswered question of mine which is "if Satan worshipers can speak in tongues also how do you know if its the Holy Spirit is speaking through you or Satan?" The answer to this question is just about as varied as when I ask "what is the unforgivable sin." No one in 30 years has been able to answer this question adequately.
Theoretically speaking, according to some theories, if I'm an apostate that can speak in tongues then it's not the Holy Spirit speaking through me anymore but the devil. I hate to break their bubble by saying this (wait, no, I do enjoy breaking their bubble) but I still use the same nonsense syllables as I did before. You explain this. For me, I will sit back and find the situation amusing, as for answers, I assume they lie in science.
That being said there is a scientist who has been studying the speaking in tongues. I can't find any links to it right now. The gist of his research does not point to anything supernatural but does show that a certain part of the brain is shut off when someone speaks in tongues (this is my recollection, it may have inaccuracies).
What I find hilarious is the fact that I am clearly an apostate and I can still speak in tongues. Nothing has changed but my rejection of god and religion.
Now, to totally screw with things, there are some Christians who believe that Satan worshipers also can speak in tongues. This brings up a long unanswered question of mine which is "if Satan worshipers can speak in tongues also how do you know if its the Holy Spirit is speaking through you or Satan?" The answer to this question is just about as varied as when I ask "what is the unforgivable sin." No one in 30 years has been able to answer this question adequately.
Theoretically speaking, according to some theories, if I'm an apostate that can speak in tongues then it's not the Holy Spirit speaking through me anymore but the devil. I hate to break their bubble by saying this (wait, no, I do enjoy breaking their bubble) but I still use the same nonsense syllables as I did before. You explain this. For me, I will sit back and find the situation amusing, as for answers, I assume they lie in science.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
