is god just a chemical reaction in your body? Has anyone seen what the bleep do we know?

Question

For instance in this movie about the metaphysical world. It says that the human body produces chemicals, now we all know that. It also says that the body becomes addicted to the chemicals it produces, hence the patterns we create in our lifes, and how we experience life alltogether. If this is so couldnt god just be a chemical experience, almost like endorphins. But we call it god?
Just wondering It is only a question please do not take offense.. I do not state whether or not is my opinion so dont assume it is or isnt. Is is just a question. A test of the national broadcast system

Answer 1

I loved that movie. Every person who has a sense of spirituality should see that film. And by the way, I've often heard love described the same way.

Answer 2

Interesting that you specifically mention that portion of the movie, because scientifically speaking, that was about the ONLY accurate part in that movie.

The rest of it was a feel-good infomercial for that new-age crackpot, Ramtha. Notice in the credits that all the film-makers are members of her organization? How they got an Oscar winning actress to take part in such an ulterior, manipulative film is beyond me. Brain-washing maybe?

It's really too bad too, because so few people understand quantum theory it's an absolute crime to wrap it up in the guise of metaphysical clap-trap, and then imply it's got something to do with what amounts to a persons poor decision making skills.

But to answer your question, yes, all of our human experiences are nothing more than millions of electro-chemical reactions taking place in our brain, and the amazing thing is, there is absolutely NO WAY to prove otherwise. Scientists can (and have) stimulated peoples brains artificially and caused them to experience tastes, odors, sounds and even triggered memories.

Perhaps one day computers will advance to the point that we can recreate the synaptic patterns of the human brain (artificial intelligence), and then we can just ask them what happens when we turn them off.

(BTW- I really liked this question... keep asking things like this)

Answer 3

I actually bought that movie on DVD. I have watched it over and over. It has some very good points. I don't know. Our habitual reactions are chemical in nature. Our bad habits are an addiction so why not get addicted to some beneficial behaviors? Could the God concept be a chemical reaction? Maybe. ;-)

Answer 4

The act of practicing religion does cause the body to produce certain chemical reactions in the body. This has been studied and documented.

Answer 5

First of all, the movie 'What the Bleep do we know?' is one of the worst movies I have seen that claim to be based on science. It misunderstands a great deal of the material it tries to convey. My girlfriend and I watched it and tried to count all of the mistakes it made. After only five minutes, we had over twenty *gross* scientific errors!

That said, yes, the experience of a deity is almost certainly a chemical reaction in the temporal lobe of the bain. It happens to those that have temporal lobe epilepsy as well as those who use certain hallucinogens.

Answer 6

What evidence is there that all of our feelings, emotions, and intellect are basically just chemical responses? That theory seems to rest on the underlying belief that human beings are merely chemical without soul and spirit. That's simply a religious belief of a different nature. You are certainly free to choose that as the belief system for your life, but it seems pretty empty to me.

Answer 7

No offense taken. Religion is completely about faith. There is no legit proof but I cant help but go back to that cute thing about the student and his teacher. The teacher asked him if he thought God was real and he got up and explained all about God. The teacher then said, "How could you say that? You have no proof? Have you ever seen him? Has anyone ever seen him? No! So therefor he does not exist" The student looked at the teacher and said "Ok, so by your analysis because we havent seen God, he doesnt exist right? Well, have you ever seen your brain? Has anyone ever seen it? Then it does not exist. Neither does your heart, your spleen..etc." Long story short...too late..lol. Its all about faith.

Answer 8

Is God a chemical that our body produces?

Just when I think questions can't get any weirder...

Answer 9

The brain secretes a chemical called dopamine-it's a feel good hormone and a reward mechanism when we do something gratifying. Religious faith and love is nothing more than the secretion of dopamine into the pre-fontal cortex.

Answer 10

Hi, look every conceivable theory has been put forward by modernists to try and disprove God, this just another in that long unbelieving line, you have to wonder what the next crackpot will come up with.