Posted: Feb 08, 2017 11:33 am
Stein wrote:One thing to keep in mind through all this is that it is still possible that the uniform historical symbiosis of counter-cultural brands of empathy alongside counter-cultural brands of theism is due to mechanisms lodged wholly in the frontal cortex without any engagement in external factors. But there are some problems with that involving both the documented way in which the frontal cortex appears to respond to demonstrably external stimuli in other respects, as well as the demonstrable fact that a lifestyle of empathy really does seem to interact with the realities of the outside world much more efficiently. In other words, there does appear to be a productive negotiation of some sort being transacted here with external facts on the ground in the empathy end of the spectrum, making it awkward -- though still not impossible -- to suppose that the identical processes connecting counter-cultural brands of theism are somehow purely internal to the human organism instead. It's simply more logical, considering the consistency of this pattern, that counter-cultural theisms also interact with something external.
Brain stimulation with the use of drugs found in the ancient world made people see all sorts of phenomena, and that would include close encounters with a perceived deity.
Interesting that the Chinese do not have gods, but they have philosophy and that should rule out a god gene.
I believe stories about Jesus, Moses, Buddha are all fake news based on drug inspired revelation.