(August 22, 2013 at 5:51 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: So as the original article suggested the human brain was probably not wired up for atheism.The human brain... and body.... was not wired to live more than an average of 40 years.
And yet... here we are, reaching well into our 70's, on average. Some things are sure to go haywire...
But yes, on a fundamental level, you're right... there seems to be some part of the brain dedicated to the religious experience.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...t-of-brain
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/0...l.pdf+html
Does it mean that god created humans with such a capacity?
Or does it mean that humans developed such a capacity to keep them from attempting to figure out some difficult answers by themselves?
Or as a mechanism to prevent depression and similar mental disturbances?
Who knows?...
Nowadays, some atheists (and I'm speaking for myself) can cope with the lack of mystical meaning for their life. They see the world as it is and understand it. They find meaning in other things, like their children and grandchildren; culture; entertainment; online forums; etc...
But some atheists still possess the original mental problem requiring some ultimate meaning for their lives.... when you have no belief, such meaning is intangible and that situation can lead to depression.
The world is not Black & white.... it has shades of gray.
