re: Phantoms of the Brain

[Guest guest]

That is an interesting article, Sandeep

 

 

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<<We also know, as Ramachandran discusses, many epileptics experience profound religious feelings and epilepsy is also associated with temporal lobe activity. Epileptics can often feel that they have been chosen by God to take a special revelation of God into the world; they can see profound meaning in everything, 'the universe in a grain of sand'. They can become preoccupied with metaphysical and philosophical issues - some even draw up complicated diagrams depicting spiritual themes. Ramachandran points out that often these patients lose interest in mundane matters even having a reduced interest in sex.>>

 

 

I have not done extensive research on epilepsy,

but have witnessed a few fits.

 

The first one happened years ago, while in high school,

a classmate had a full-blown grand mal seizure

in class.

 

At that time, I (and most of the other students)

didn't know anything at all about epilepsy,

had barely even heard of it at all. It was quite dramatic.

 

Being in a Catholic school, quite a few suggested that she

might be possessed by demons, which provided plenty grist for the rumor mill.

 

The nunsies, quite possibly in an effort to halt the bad press,

quickly issued a statement (albeit unofficial),

that the girl was having mystical visions and was quite

possibly a saint.

 

 

<<Has science finally found an explanation for religious experience?>>

 

Not hardly, imo! Just because areas in the brain are isolated

into specifics of what occurs where (i am not diminishing these

discoveries)

it only show the conductor/conduction of the energy, but can't show

the Generator, the original source.

 

Freyja