Reply With QuoteOnly in the movies, really.Originally Posted by Cyclone Ranger
If I want to find Disney Land I can always Google it and find the way.
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Only in the movies, really.
According to who? You?
Yeah, my own anecdata. It's a subject of great interest to me, though. There might be some actual research out there on beliefs and personality traits that predispose people to supernatural experiences.
Have you been haunted by ghosts Moe?
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
In other words, you have nothing other than a prejudice.
There's actually compelling evidence that stimulation to a specific area of the brain induces a religious experience.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
optimus (03-19-2012)
Anecdotal evidence and prejudice are different.
Stimulating the brain with electrical current can create any type of experience, as can sensory deprivation. So what?
No, they aren't. As in the case of prejudice, a million pieces of anecdotal evidence still prove nothing.
Just pointing out that people's "knowledge of God" could just be a tumor.
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
There are a bunch of neurological explanations for a variety of supernatural experiences. I think belief systems determine a lot of how it plays out in tandem with the other neurological stuff. Memories can morph over time, etc.
jwreck (03-19-2012)
Funny that you didn't say that after this post...
I represent the angry, gun toting meat eating people. ~ Denis Leary
The same shepherd that protects the flock leads them to the slaughterhouse.
Ha! There is research:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=...C43&as_sdtp=on
This just seems like common sense. If you're predisposed to not look to the supernatural, you're more like to just go "I feel weird. What's wrong with my brain?" if your cognitive processes turn goofy.That is to say, the subject's interpretation of his or her hypnopompic imagery is determined by
a prior belief system predisposing to a paranormal interpretation.
Or a sudden surge of DMT released by the pituitary gland.Just pointing out that people's "knowledge of God" could just be a tumor.
More research:
http://personalitylab.tamu.edu/files...alJPSP2007.pdf
So what? A leg can hurt because it's growing or because it's bruised. It still hurts, but from different causes. The difference is in the results. If you want to claim that billions of people throughout history have all had brain tumors, go right ahead.Just pointing out that people's "knowledge of God" could just be a tumor.
The ambassador died, Obama lied.
Very good, you're on the right track. Now, if you really want to find God, start reading His word. Not just the parts some atheist thinks don't make sense, all of it. You will see the way. Whether you take it or not is, of course, up to you.
The ambassador died, Obama lied.
Nope, it has to do with one's attitude, as well as other things that can block people from God.Yeah, I always loved that one. If you don't believe in God its because you didn't look hard enough.
I've been wanting to write a blog post on this topic, because I see a lot of people with a very prideful, stubborn, 'God needs to prove himself on MY terms' mindset. From what I've seen, that doesn't usually happen. One would be lucky if God opened the eyes of someone with that kind of attitude. Where a person is heart-wise makes a huge difference, iyam.
And if you want it, come and get it... for crying out loud!
'cause this love that he has given you was never in doubt.
Let go of your heart, let go of your head and feel it now.
Let go of your heart, let go of your head, feel it now...
None of those hypotheses explain it all: there have certainly been people who have experienced spiritual epiphanies that can't be explained by hallucinations, brain insult, or drugs
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