I'm Coming Out...

[richardhutnik]

sapphi_snake said:

richardhutnik said:

Where is the "supernatural affects you (sic) brain" anywhere?  It is just an effect.  And the book is on the effects of how different beliefs shape the brain.  His research goes into this, even outside of the book. It is a follow up to the book: "Why God Won't Go Away" by the way: http://www.amazon.com/Why-God-Wont-Go-Away/dp/0345440331

which apparently goes into that question you mention.  I read the later book I mentioned, and not the earlier book, because I didn't read it.

This area goes into it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotheology

 

If you care, look into it further.  If you don't care, then take the easy way out and not bother to look into it further.  Since you apparently have your mind dogmatically made up, might as well stick into not looking into it further.

Well, if not listening to some wacko who thinks that hallucinations are proof of some reality outside the material one makes me dogmatic, I'll gladly take it as my middle name.

If you consider these people "wacko", I doubt you have much regard for science:

http://www.andrewnewberg.com/bio.asp

http://markrobertwaldman.com/default.aspx