Re: A "God" Part of the Brain?

From: Walter Hicks (wallyshoes@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Nov 05 2003 - 19:55:31 EST

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    EckertWAIII@aol.com wrote:

    > It's far easier to design an experiment unequivocally demonstrating animal
    > learning than it is to design one demonstrating that animals can have an
    > experience of God. In the neurosciences, learning experiments with
    > rats and other
    > animals are very commonplace. The neurosciences are just beginning to examine
    > human religious experiences and beliefs. I would be very interested
    > in hearing a
    > hypothetical experiment that would demonstrate with unequivocal
    > interpretation that an animal has experienced God.

    This implies that there is one for humans. Do you know of such a hypothetical
    experiment? That certainly would shock a number of atheists.

    Walt 

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    In any consistent theory, there must
exist true but not provable statements.
(Godel's Theorem)

    You can only find the truth with logic
If you have already found the truth
without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
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