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bannedagain on 12 November 2010
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sapphi_snake said:
tolu619 said:

OK......I JUST have to talk! I think that most people that don't believe haven't EXPERIENCED anything spiritual, they've only HEARD stories. I've experienced more than enough so that it's impossible to convince me that there's no God but I'd like to know if the OP is still following this thread and how those of you that don't believe are going to take my experiences if I post them. I really don't feel like writing volumes of my experiences just for people to dismiss them as made up stories or hallucinations or coincidences.

Did u guys ever wonder how De ja vus work, for example? At least I'm sure EVERYONE has experienced those!

I've often experienced Deja vu's. Sitiations that cause a deja-vu share similar minor elements with past situations which you experienced, and these elements trigger your memory reminding you of the past situation you were in, thus causing confusion. It's basically not being able to differentiate between a present experience, and a past one which had similar subtle elements.

 The brain can make a lot happen that is only internal and not anything to do with god. So spirtual can come down to the frontal lobe being  energized.

 

Persinger has gained attention for his work with the "God Helmet," headgear so named because it may induce a person to feel the presence of God. The God Helmet includes electrodes that Persinger uses to alter the electromagnetic field at the temporal lobes. Persinger claims he can create a religious experience for anyone by disrupting the brain with regular electric pulses. This will cause the left temporal lobe to explain the activity in the right side of the brain as a sensed presence. The sensed presence could be anything from God to demons, and when not told what the experiment involved, about 80 percent of God Helmet wearers reported sensing something nearby [source: BBC].

http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/behavior/brain-religion2.htm