"God" is Just a Chemical Reaction in the Brain (Mormons, Holy Spirit)
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God is nothing more than a neurochemical reaction in the brain.
Science has proven it.
What Christians think is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit when they pray and commune with God/Jesus is nothing more than neurotransmitters called dopamine and endorphins--what medicine calls "feel-good" chemicals--flooding the body to warm and relax it--the exact same chemicals the body makes when a person engages in pleasurable sex, experiences the thrill of a big win at the Roulette wheel, and takes a hit of cocaine.
These brain areas actually light up on an MRI when "reward centers" in the brain are tickled by sex, drugs, gambling and yes, praying to Jesus.
Notice that the areas of the brain that light up during sex and taking drugs like in this photo
are the exact same areas of the brain that light up when a person feels what he believes is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit as he prays to Jesus
So when a Christian kneels and prays or reads the verse John 16:27, “The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came from God” and he feel his spirit being flooded with the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, just know that it isn't God or the Holy Spirit that is producing these pleasurable sensations of feeling loved by God. It's neurochemicals that the Christian is stimulating his brain to produce which in turns gives him these pleasurable sensations which he attributes to the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Simple formula:
Pleasurable sensations from reading Bible/praying = stimulation of pituitary/hypothalamus glands = production of endorphins/dopamine = pleasurable feelings of joy and contentment.
Now all this begs the question:
Why would God choose to stimulate the EXACT SAME areas of the brain AS the areas that are stimulated when a person engages in sex and takes drugs? It doesn't make a bit of sense--
Unless "God" is just an imaginary being and that the need to commune with a higher power we call God is something that evolved over millions of years of evolution--as this scientific article in Discover magazine demonstrates:
"The Human Brain Evolved to Believe in Gods
How belief in the supernatural makes sense in light of evolution."
God is nothing more than a neurochemical reaction in the brain.
Science has proven it.
What Christians think is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit when they pray and commune with God/Jesus is nothing more than neurotransmitters called dopamine and endorphins--what medicine calls "feel-good" chemicals--flooding the body to warm and relax it--the exact same chemicals the body makes when a person engages in pleasurable sex, experiences the thrill of a big win at the Roulette wheel, and takes a hit of cocaine.
These brain areas actually light up on an MRI when "reward centers" in the brain are tickled by sex, drugs, gambling and yes, praying to Jesus.
Notice that the areas of the brain that light up during sex and taking drugs like in this photo
are the exact same areas of the brain that light up when a person feels what he believes is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit as he prays to Jesus
So when a Christian kneels and prays or reads the verse John 16:27, “The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came from God” and he feel his spirit being flooded with the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, just know that it isn't God or the Holy Spirit that is producing these pleasurable sensations of feeling loved by God. It's neurochemicals that the Christian is stimulating his brain to produce which in turns gives him these pleasurable sensations which he attributes to the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Simple formula:
Pleasurable sensations from reading Bible/praying = stimulation of pituitary/hypothalamus glands = production of endorphins/dopamine = pleasurable feelings of joy and contentment.
Now all this begs the question:
Why would God choose to stimulate the EXACT SAME areas of the brain AS the areas that are stimulated when a person engages in sex and takes drugs? It doesn't make a bit of sense--
Unless "God" is just an imaginary being and that the need to commune with a higher power we call God is something that evolved over millions of years of evolution--as this scientific article in Discover magazine demonstrates:
"The Human Brain Evolved to Believe in Gods
How belief in the supernatural makes sense in light of evolution."
This pretty much prove that God is nothing more than a neurotransmitter reaction.
Unless a Christian can give a reasonably believable answer to why God would decide to tickle the same areas of the brain as sex, drugs and gambling.
Since Divinity is everything and nothing is not Divinity, why would it not be a neurological reaction. Of course!
Whether one is a sex or drug addict or a seeker of spirituality is a choice. Divinity is everywhere and in everything. You have no choice but to submit.
God is nothing more than a neurochemical reaction in the brain.
Science has proven it.
What Christians think is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit when they pray and commune with God/Jesus is nothing more than neurotransmitters called dopamine and endorphins--what medicine calls "feel-good" chemicals--flooding the body to warm and relax it--the exact same chemicals the body makes when a person engages in pleasurable sex, experiences the thrill of a big win at the Roulette wheel, and takes a hit of cocaine.
These brain areas actually light up on an MRI when "reward centers" in the brain are tickled by sex, drugs, gambling and yes, praying to Jesus.
Notice that the areas of the brain that light up during sex and taking drugs like in this photo
are the exact same areas of the brain that light up when a person feels what he believes is the inflowing of the Holy Spirit as he prays to Jesus
So when a Christian kneels and prays or reads the verse John 16:27, “The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came from God” and he feel his spirit being flooded with the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, just know that it isn't God or the Holy Spirit that is producing these pleasurable sensations of feeling loved by God. It's neurochemicals that the Christian is stimulating his brain to produce which in turns gives him these pleasurable sensations which he attributes to the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Simple formula:
Pleasurable sensations from reading Bible/praying = stimulation of pituitary/hypothalamus glands = production of endorphins/dopamine = pleasurable feelings of joy and contentment.
Now all this begs the question:
Why would God choose to stimulate the EXACT SAME areas of the brain AS the areas that are stimulated when a person engages in sex and takes drugs? It doesn't make a bit of sense--
Unless "God" is just an imaginary being and that the need to commune with a higher power we call God is something that evolved over millions of years of evolution--as this scientific article in Discover magazine demonstrates:
"The Human Brain Evolved to Believe in Gods
How belief in the supernatural makes sense in light of evolution."
It is not that God chooses to stimulate the same areas of the brains that are stimulated when someone engages in sex and/or drugs.
Between God, sex and drugs, which came first? And since God is Love, which came first? Love, sex or drugs?
With sex, one strives to get that 'high' constantly, because that 'high' wears off. Same thing with drugs.
With many people, God IS their 'high'. They need no other, plus, getting 'high' on God costs them nothing.
Sex and drugs are just poor temporary substitutes.
But look at it this way:
Science cannot detect that God even exists: he doesn't manifest on any scientific tests; he makes no appearances in this world that science can detect; he produces no effects that can be measured by scientific instruments. For all intents and purposes
God doesn't exist.
So the logical conclusion would be that humans invented God.
LOL And the desperation to deny/ignore God has no bounds. To ignore the intelligent design of the universe, the human body, atomic structure, physics, etc. Yeah, just imagination. Got it!
There are people that believe there is nothing beyond the 5 senses and everything can be defined in a tangible way.
But even scientists acknowledge that we do not know everything, especially about the brain.
Very true. But as we see, some people can't exist unless they have everything completely solved, and numerous threads must be started to reinforce their personal deception. At least the hardcore bible-bangers don't keep at it like we see here.
The OP has already admitted to wanting to annoy others. An adverse reaction is more important than anything mentioned.
Science cannot detect that God even exists: he doesn't manifest on any scientific tests; he makes no appearances in this world that science can detect; he produces no effects that can be measured by scientific instruments. For all intents and purposes
God doesn't exist.
So the logical conclusion would be that humans invented God.
There are lots of things in life that exist which can't be proven with science:
Existential Truth: Science cannot prove that you aren’t merely a brain in a jar being manipulated to think this is all actually happening (think of something like in the movie “The Matrix”.) It also cannot prove that the world wasn’t created 5 minutes ago with the appearance of age (and with fake memories in your head, and half-digested food in your stomach, etc.). However, it’s still rational to believe that our memories are true and that the world is real.
Moral Truth: Science cannot prove that rape is evil. While it is possible to demonstrate, for example, that there are negative physical or psychological effects of rape, there is no scientific test that can prove it is evil. Science can describe how the natural world is, but moral truth carries an “oughtness” (how things should be) that goes beyond what merely is.
Logical Truth: Consider the statement, “Science is the only way to really know truth.” How could you prove that statement by science? It is actually self-refuting because there is no scientific test you could use to prove that it is true! Science cannot prove logic to be true because it assumes and requires logic in order for it to work.
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