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Brain Waves and God
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RE: Brain Waves and God
(July 3, 2009 at 7:04 pm)obsessed_philosopher Wrote: and so I wonder, if the part of our brain that is stimulated that is made us feel like there is an etherial presence in the room, therefore making it a measurable concept, wouldn't that make our experience of god real?

It would make the experience of a presence in the room real, but I can't see what that proves. It doesn't seem at all surprising to me that stimulating the brain in certain ways may produce particular sensations.

I don't think spiritual experiences are necessarily related to god anyway. I have had what I would call spiritual experiences, despite being an atheist. Usually they are in response to nature, but sometimes literature. They're just brainstorms, and no more mysterious or mystical than feeling nervous when I have a test.
"Books don't offer real escape but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw" - David Mitchell
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Brain Waves and God - by Tabby - July 3, 2009 at 7:04 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Overmars - July 4, 2009 at 3:23 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Tabby - July 4, 2009 at 11:40 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Kyuuketsuki - July 4, 2009 at 12:13 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Tabby - July 4, 2009 at 7:26 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Purple Rabbit - July 4, 2009 at 3:40 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by leo-rcc - July 4, 2009 at 1:16 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Overmars - July 5, 2009 at 12:30 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Edwardo Piet - July 5, 2009 at 5:25 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Tsuyoiko - July 6, 2009 at 5:38 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Ryft - July 6, 2009 at 6:44 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Tabby - July 6, 2009 at 11:45 am
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Darwinian - July 6, 2009 at 2:24 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Ryft - July 6, 2009 at 5:22 pm
RE: Brain Waves and God - by Anto Kennedy - August 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm

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