God In the Brain-
By mansha
@mansha (6298)
India
November 16, 2006 10:44pm CST
Is belief in God is a psychological condition?
Findings seem to point to a region of the brain commonly referred to as the 'God Spot' or 'God Module', that when stimulated creates hallucinations that are interpreted as mystical or spiritual experiences. This 'spot' is stimulated during meditation and prayer and is affected by electromagnetic fields and epilepsy. The resulting hallucinations may be the cause of mystical, spiritual and paranormal experiences as they can give feelings such as a presence in the room or an out of body experience. In the case of epileptics, this may be the reason for many of them becoming obsessed with religion. For those who experience the stimulation it is explained related to their own personal beliefs; a visit from an angel or lost loved one, an extraterrestrial encounter, a higher plane of consciousness or a visit from God.
read full article here:
http://atheistempire.com/reference/brain/main.html
did it change your way of thinking
1 response
@josephperera (2906)
• Sri Lanka
17 Nov 06
I can remember reading this article in Newsweek or Time. I believe in it very much. I am a Catholic but I think Buddhism gives the proper explanation of the world. It is based on reasoning and not on some super power. Steven Hawking in his "Unification Theory" has put forward the fact of a cycle consisting of a Big Bang and Big Crunch which will continue witout a begining or end. Lord Buddha preached the same thing as the end of a "Kalpa" and a new begining which will continue forever. All pioneers of religions were intelligent and holy people who did some change to society. But depending on the circumstances some of them had to create the fear of God in people.
