Electrical stimulation of the right angular gyrus make some people feel the presence of God. Atheists see this as proof that God does not exist, claiming that God is just in our minds.
2007-06-30 11:49:20 · 8 answers · asked by darren_y2001 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No one really knows. The information you are writing about came from the experiment on one patient, which led to further studies. Here is the site: http://www.shaktitechnology.com/obe.htm
There is also a condition known as "temporal lobe seizures" that can give the same reaction. Here is that site: http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/001399.html
So, it appears there are several locations that can trigger this sensation. It only proves that the brain is a mysterious organ.
2007-07-08 11:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess because their is also a left angular gyrus. It is one of the bigest sections of the brain.
If you read the entire definition of the angular gyrus, you will find that if stimulated: you may feel as if you are having an out of body experience or you feel or see ghosts or phantoms behind you.
I read nothing in the medical journal that would give Atheist the idea that it causes people to feel the presence of God and therefore proves that God is just a figment of our imagination..
Where in the world did you get that Idea from?
2007-07-06 01:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by bubbleheadyeoman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For one thing, no one, and I mean NO ONE knows exactly how any part of our brain really functions. It's still unmapped completely. You know the maps they had when Lewis and Clark were exploring? That's how sophisticated our map of the brain is.
If we have this angular gyrus in our brain, wouldn't that make atheists believe in God as others do??? If this is a part of our brain and they don't believe as we do, what's wrong with their brain???? If mine was stimulated to make me believe, theirs must have been too. We are not that much different. We are all humans....right?
Blessed Be
2007-07-08 03:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by Linda B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did the participants in this exercise specify that they felt the presence of the one and only true God or one of the numerous others lurking in the darkness.
2007-07-07 18:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by cheir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was included for the same reason you have tonsils and an appendix. God wanted you to have them.
2007-07-07 01:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by † Seeker of Truth † 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cuz he's a fag
with jesus
and tha crappy unholly spirit
2007-07-07 08:57:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ben Benjamin Benny 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
remember Satan is the GREAT DECIEVER!!
2007-07-07 07:50:57 · answer #7 · answered by janettevictoria1971 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
er, exactly
2007-06-30 12:43:48 · answer #8 · answered by rawlings12345 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋