RE: Temporal lobe epilepsy & religious experience.
March 12, 2022 at 1:06 am
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2022 at 1:12 am by GrandizerII.)
There are different levels of religious experience, Jehanne. In the OP, you seem to be suggesting that they are all due to TLE? Even the experiences of the sort that are deemed remarkable aren't necessarily due to that. Just because some correlation exists between X and Y in a way that implies that X could be due to Y doesn't mean X cannot also be due to Z in other scenarios.
I think you need to be careful with the conclusions you personally derive from one study, especially when it comes to human psychology.
People need to be trained to analyze the outcomes of these studies. You don't just willy-nilly come up with your own interpretation that suits what you already believe to be true.
How is weeping for beliefs sympathy?
(March 11, 2022 at 8:56 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(March 11, 2022 at 8:39 pm)Ranjr Wrote: Temporal lobe epilepsy catch all and so on. Carry on.
It's just one psychological explanation with social consequences.
I think you need to be careful with the conclusions you personally derive from one study, especially when it comes to human psychology.
People need to be trained to analyze the outcomes of these studies. You don't just willy-nilly come up with your own interpretation that suits what you already believe to be true.
(March 11, 2022 at 8:56 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Please, please do not describe (or infer) me as being unsympathetic. I weep (sometimes literally) for religious belief and faith.
How is weeping for beliefs sympathy?
