neurotheology

[Necrosis]

i just finished reading a book about neurotheology, which is about god and the brain. how the brain is programmed to experience god.


one thing that was interesting was about deep meditation. when people are in deep states they say they feel boundless and part of one thing.

they did spect studies on deep meditation, and what they found was deactivation in the posterior superior parietal lobe.

this part of the brain tells you basically were YOU end and outside begins. a deactivation in this area would have the effect of making you feel boundless and part of one thing.


question is, do you guys see this as evidence that god is all in your head, or that we experience god?

[Debussey]

i just finished reading a book about neurotheology, which is about god and the brain. how the brain is programmed to experience god.


one thing that was interesting was about deep meditation. when people are in deep states they say they feel boundless and part of one thing.

they did spect studies on deep meditation, and what they found was deactivation in the posterior superior parietal lobe.

this part of the brain tells you basically were YOU end and outside begins. a deactivation in this area would have the effect of making you feel boundless and part of one thing.


question is, do you guys see this as evidence that god is all in your head, or that we experience god?

One interesting question is: What is the evolutionary function of this genetic trait? This question might help answering your question.


Whatever the answer is, one thing is for certain: Deep meditation is nourishing.