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Physiological Explanations
- Focused on the function of various areas
of the brain
- Suggested that there are neuropsychological
mechanisms which underlie religious experiences
- Refer to the 'causal operator'
- And the 'holistic operator' within the brain
- These seem to show up on brain
scans done on meditating buddhist
monks
- These seem to show up on brain
scans done on meditating buddhist
monks
- And the 'holistic operator' within the brain
- Refer to the 'causal operator'
- Suggested that there are neuropsychological
mechanisms which underlie religious experiences
- Counter Argument
- The fact there is a physical dimension to religious
experience need not lead us to reject the experience
- All experiences can be reduced to a series of
neurological blips that show up on the brain sans
- However we don't doubt the reality of objects we see
- Some thinkers have suggested our brains are constructed in
such a way that we are almost wired up to experience God
- Some thinkers have suggested our brains are constructed in
such a way that we are almost wired up to experience God
- However we don't doubt the reality of objects we see
- All experiences can be reduced to a series of
neurological blips that show up on the brain sans
- The fact there is a physical dimension to religious
experience need not lead us to reject the experience
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