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Scientists Deliver 'God' Via A Helmet
prostoalex writes "Scientific American is reporting on scientific work done to map the euphoric religious feelings within the brain. As a result, it's now quite possible to experience 'proximity to God' via a special helmet: 'In a series of studies conducted over the past several decades, Persinger and his team have trained their device on the temporal lobes of hundreds of people. In doing so, the researchers induced in most of them the experience of a sensed presence — a feeling that someone (or a spirit) is in the room when no one, in fact, is — or of a profound state of cosmic bliss that reveals a universal truth. During the three-minute bursts of stimulation, the affected subjects translated this perception of the divine into their own cultural and religious language — terming it God, Buddha, a benevolent presence or the wonder of the universe.""
If you build it, nerds will come. Soylentnews.org
Since Jesus was apparently not an historical figure why do people keep thinking about such silly questions?
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There have been quite a few reports of religious experience long before these guys made a contraption that apparently induces that experience. If you honestly believe that this scientifically proves the sources of those religious experiences were the same as whatever is generated by this helmet, you need to go take your intro to science classes again, not to mention logic classes.
Cite, please?
Right. Because when you're a younger woman married to an older man, he married you for your personality.
The idea that Joseph didn't bang Mary before Jesus was conceived is more miraculous than any virgin birth or resurrection.
You heard wrong. Sorry.
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