Evidence of God

[The_Truth]

Modern Neuroscience and Medical Doctors have proven that the human brain was hardwired with a
"God-gene". How could the human brain possibly be hardwired to believe in God if God doesn't exist?

This latest study shows that God predates human civilization. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/neurolog...68/1158688

[Rhizomorph13]

Truth,

I would suggest that you read the whole article thoroughly and see if you come to the same conclusion. Dr. Hamer was seeking to prove that there was a correlation between spirituality and genetics. He found out about VMAT2 polymorphism and then made a jump to calling it the god gene.

This is what Dr. René J. Muller has to say about Dr. Hamer's approach:

The "bottom up" explanations for religious belief and spirituality offered by neurotheologians and neurogeneticists derive from a science that sees our lives as being largely determined by biological factors. These theories are based on empirical data that have been "stretched" across a discontinuity that still separates the constructs of brain and mind.11 In spite of what some clinicians and theoreticians propose, no one can yet say how the brain—which is necessary for all activity that we recognize as human and is clearly a progenitor of what we call the mind—produces the contents of consciousness,12 including religious belief.

Rhizo

[The_Truth]

Truth,

I would suggest that you read the whole article thoroughly and see if you come to the same conclusion. Dr. Hamer was seeking to prove that there was a correlation between spirituality and genetics. He found out about VMAT2 polymorphism and then made a jump to calling it the god gene.

This is what Dr. René J. Muller has to say about Dr. Hamer's approach:

The "bottom up" explanations for religious belief and spirituality offered by neurotheologians and neurogeneticists derive from a science that sees our lives as being largely determined by biological factors. These theories are based on empirical data that have been "stretched" across a discontinuity that still separates the constructs of brain and mind.11 In spite of what some clinicians and theoreticians propose, no one can yet say how the brain—which is necessary for all activity that we recognize as human and is clearly a progenitor of what we call the mind—produces the contents of consciousness,12 including religious belief.

Rhizo

Yes, you have posted the skeptical side of the latest study. Dr. René J. Muller admitted, we are unsure at this time.

Why do humans have this gene to believe in religion, and God? Where did this gift come from?

[bozo]

Truth,
I wouldn't call the ability to believe in " god " a " gift ", more a " curse ".

[Kyuuketsuki]

Modern Neuroscience and Medical Doctors have proven that the human brain was hardwired with a "God-gene". How could the human brain possibly be hardwired to believe in God if God doesn't exist?

Actually the article asks the question, "are we hardwired for belief" ... it pretty much concludes we're not.

Try again god boy!

Kyu

[Minimalist]

Richard Dawkins makes the case that we are genetically pre-disposed to OBEY when an older person tells us not to pet the saber-tooth tiger, or not to stick our hands in the fire or not to swim in a river where there are crocodiles. Human children who FAIL to adhere to such wise counsel usually ended up as saber-tooth tiger shit long before they could reproduce.

Unfortunately, that same tendency to listen to adults also comes into play when one of them says to sacrifice a goat to make it rain. It does nothing for the rain and it is hard on the goat.... but the principle is the same.

Dawkins makes a hell of lot more sense than any of your fucking preachers, lad.

[Dotard]

Dawkins makes a hell of lot more sense than any of your fucking preachers, lad.

And the ones who ain't fucking.

[theVOID]

HILLARIOUS the bullshit these guys leap at without even reading the articles they link to.

[Edwardo Piet]

How could the human brain possibly be hardwired to believe in God if God doesn't exist?

1. How could the human brain not be hardwired to believe in God if he doesn't exist?

2. How is this remotely evidence of God?

EvF

[Kyuuketsuki]

The idiot appears to have gone ... give it a rest guys!

Kyu