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NEUROTHEOLOGY: Is The Human Brain Hardwired for God?

NEUROTHEOLOGY: Is The Human Brain Hardwired for God? | Science News | Scoop.it

Why do we care whether or not God exists? And why do so many people believe? A new generation of neuroscientists is addressing those questions directly, with the ambitious goal of measuring what happens to the human brain during spiritual experiences.


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The God Helmet: Your Brain On Religion

The God Helmet: Your Brain On Religion | Science News | Scoop.it

What if we could recreate a religious experience by simply flipping a switch in the brain? What if we could produce the feeling that someone or something is watching over us on demand? According to neuroscientific research conducted with The God Helmet, this may be possible.

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Is This Your Brain On God? : NPR

Is This Your Brain On God? : NPR | Science News | Scoop.it
More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives.
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Does Religion Make Your Brain Happy? An Interview with Science Writer David DiSalvo

Does Religion Make Your Brain Happy? An Interview with Science Writer David DiSalvo | Science News | Scoop.it
Quite often, what makes us happy and what is actually good for us are directly at odds with each other. What worked for us evolutionarily over the millenia frequently becomes counter-productive in ...
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Student’s Brain-Enhancing Device Wins Coveted Place at TEDActive – Better Brain Better Life

Student’s Brain-Enhancing Device Wins Coveted Place at TEDActive – Better Brain Better Life | Science News | Scoop.it

Brain-enhancing device invented by student Jay Vidyarthi is exhibited at TEDActive in Palm Springs, CA. What if the brain gains associated with meditation practice could be married to the soothing elements of music in an incredibly comfortable cocoon of darkness? What if technology could be used to foster positive mood and mind states?

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Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true?

Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true? | Science News | Scoop.it

It's not about the benefits we gain from believing in this or that. Or the supposed reality of the objects these beliefs describe.

It's all about cost.

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Free Will and Determinism from a Scientific and Religious Perspective

Free Will and Determinism from a Scientific and Religious Perspective | Science News | Scoop.it
By Suheil Laher

The debate over free will, already two millennia old[1], is still ongoing.
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