From Allusions to Illusions
Religious experiences can be built by suppressed activity in the superior parietal lobe which controls sense of self. Add to that increased activity of the pre-frontal cortex which controls judgment and empathy.
So the question becomes how long until science can invoke religious experiences in people at will?
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021029-032809-5429r
It always comes down to perception. Through which eyes do we see? I can’t help but feel that I sit on a cusp of something, not that I can articulate it, yet. Perhaps it is the first tastes of freedom. Maybe I’ll let myself out to play again. Still I […]
Via coralville
This is not quite correct. I would maintain that it would be “stupid” to claim the brewer of the Pilsner beer the driver was drinking was directly responsible for the pedestrian’s death. The fault lies with the driver and to whatever factors directly caused him to misuse alcohol and an automobile.
I generally agree with […]
A rich man decided that he wanted to throw a party and invited all of his buddies and neighbors. He held the party around the pool in the backyard of his mansion. Everyone was having a good time drinking, flirting, dancing and eating BBQ, shrimp and oysters.
At the height of the party, the host […]
A guy was in New York on a business trip and decided to head to a
local bar for a drink. Standing outside the bar was a nun
holding a tin cup.
As the man threw a few bucks into her cup the nun launched into a
long tirade about the evils of alcohol. She went […]
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN YOU’RE DRUNK:
- Indubitably
- Innovative
- Preliminary
- Proliferation
- Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN YOU’RE DRUNK:
- Specificity
- British Constitution
- Passive-aggressive disorder
- Loquacious Transubstantiate
THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN YOU’RE DRUNK:
- Thanks, but I don’t want to have sex.
- Nope, no more beer for me.
- Sorry, but […]
So I got an email last night from my ex-girlfriend. It seems that she got engaged.
I know I’m not supposed have strong emotions about this either way, but that isn’t what happened.
We’re talking about quite a bit of time ago, so I have no reason to be feeling unhappy about this. We dated […]
[ed. Terms: Belief has been defined as taking something as true, but requiring some level of proof. Faith is taking something as true without any level of proof.]
But that is as far as I can go in agreeing with you. There is a reason to believe in science and the scientific method that has […]
Christians…can’t live with them…can no longer throw them to the lions
Last time we mixed politics with religion people got burned at the stake
Rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated
I didn’t sell my soul to Satan, but we did work out a rent to own deal
Honk if you think I am Jesus
Doing my part to piss […]
I hear alot of stories about how god fails to answer prayers when loved ones are sick. I didn’t want anyone to loose faith in the bible over this matter, and thought that we might look to the scripture to clear up the apparent problem and renew our faith, ahem:
Consider what the scripture has […]
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