Posted by emmanuel98 on November 8, 2010, at 20:24:28
In reply to god-blockers, posted by Brainbeard on November 8, 2010, at 15:34:02
So do epileptics. Apparently frontal lobe epilepsy often causes a strong sense of connection to a higher power and a feeling of transcendence. Karen Armstrong, the religion historian has written about this. Apparently she had undiagnosed epilepsy and joined a convent.
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> Wow. Well, psychotic people often have religious delusions. A dopaminergic system running wild may promote an insane kind of spirituality. Dopamine seems to be connected to our ability to sense meaning, message, divine love..
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> I don't think God can be blocked by a molecule. Sensibility to God sure can. But then, may true love not be based on a decision of the will, not unaffected by, but certainly not stopped by, a lack of sensibility for whatever reason?
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