Well, what can you say, when science starts questioning the existence of God. Not long ago it was a God gene and now it's a God helmet!
When something like belief in God is so universal, scientists start looking into the genetic composition for answers. What if there is a gene that predisposes you to believe in God? Hey, not a bad premise at all. After all, belief in God during adverse times does help the individual to cope and survive. What if that gene was selected in a fitness enhancing way?
Now, it seems they might have actually found some God spots in the brain. Not one, but many that all work together to give a mystical experience. Constantly meditating upon a thought or deity, does change the chemical/physiological makeup. Maybe irreversibly.
What is interesting in this latest finding is what UGK said about his vision after what he calls 'calamity' that happened to him, that changed his 'state' forever, to a 'state' that he refers as 'natural' state. He said he has lost his 3D vision. That he can only see in 2D. Lot of aspirants after the awakening has confirmed that have transcended beyond space and time.
Scientists report that during these highly serene states, the part of brain that they refer as parietal lobe that controls navigation and spatial awareness becomes inactive and the part of brain that they refer as right pre-frontal cortex that controls self control and concentration becomes hyper active.
However, this study does not conclude anything as far as beliefs are concerned. Non-believers would continue to take this as evidence that God does not exist. Believers would continue to take this as evidence that God exists and the human brain offers a way to realize him.
http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=434D7C62-E7F2-99DF-37CC9814533B90D7
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