Beyond psychological adaptations and mechanisms, scientists have discovered neurological explanations for what many interpret as evidence of divine existence. Canadian psychologist Michael Persinger, who developed what he calls a “god helmet” that blocks sight and sound but stimulates the brain’s temporal lobe, notes that many of his helmeted research subjects reported feeling the presence of “another.” Depending on their personal and cultural history, they then interpreted the sensed presence as either a supernatural or religious figure. It is conceivable that St. Paul’s dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus was, in reality, a seizure caused by temporal lobe epilepsy.
Science and religion: God didn’t make man; man made gods by J. Anderson Thomson and Clare Aukofer in the Los Angeles Times.
This is absolutely interesting. I suggest reading the entire article before commenting. Chances are your natural assumption about the content is incorrect. (via Chris)
So anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother.
Alabama governor: Non-Christians are ‘not my brother’.
Believe it or not this is the world we live in today, where religious intolerance is rewarded. WTF has happened to the U.S.?
There is a McDonald’s two blocks from Ground Zero. Trust me, McDonald’s has killed far more people than the terrorists.
Michael Moore on the Ground Zero Mosque controversy.
As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances. This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are.
I’m with President Obama and the Mayor Bloomberg on this issue.
