Is there a "God part" in our brain?

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Has anyone heard the argument made in the book The God Part of the Brain by Matthew Alper saying that humans have a spot in the brain that is hardwired to believe in God?

godpart.com/

I personally have not read the book or researched what he has really said because I feel that might lead to some trouble for me.

…but for those who have heard of this theory…

Is there any truth to it? Is it trying to contradict our faith in God?, etc.

Is this anything I need to be concerned about?
 
No, but a tiny pea-sized gland in the center of the brain named the pineal, that may seem insignificant, is believed by many to allow for spirituality.

LOVE! ❤️
 
Robert_Sock said:
No, but a tiny pea-sized gland in the center of the brain named the pineal, that may seem insignificant, is believed by many to allow for spirituality.

LOVE! ❤️
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I don’t know.

They used to think one’s soul resided in one’s big toes, too.

ICXC NIKA
 
tabycat said:
Don’t forget the heart! 🙂
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About as much evidence there as in the toes!

Hearts get transplanted every year, yet no-one is changed of soul by such a procedure (except the soul gets to stay embodied a while longer:))

ICXC NIKA
 
From the catechism (italics mine):

44 Man is by nature and vocation a religious being. Coming from God, going toward God, man lives a fully human life only if he freely lives by his bond with God.
 
Ben,

If you think the book will be a problem for you don’t read it. As for my own thinking I can’t say that I believe that there is a “God part” in our brain.

However, I have had this thought, it seems forever, (or at least once I knew God existed):

Since God “knew us” before we were in our mother’s womb, then there is some part of us that must know God. We may not have had form, or existed in time like we do now, but for God to “know us” means that at some level we have always “known Him.” So if there is a “God Part” to me, it is simply the fact that we have always been known by God, which in turn implies that at some level we have always known Him.

Anyone else want to contribute thoughts to this???
 
Ben_Sinner said:
Is there any truth to it? Is it trying to contradict our faith in God?, etc.

Is this anything I need to be concerned about?
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From the site,
“The ‘God’ Part of the Brain” offers a secular humanistic [albeit atheistic] alternative to our old religious paradigms. Herein lies a new way of perceiving ourselves, our place in the universe and ultimately what it means to be human—flawed and mortal—but with the hope of living meaningful and fulfilling existences despite that there is no God, no soul nor any afterlife.
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Ben_Sinner said:
Has anyone heard the argument made in the book The God Part of the Brain by Matthew Alper saying that humans have a spot in the brain that is hardwired to believe in God?

godpart.com/

I personally have not read the book or researched what he has really said because I feel that might lead to some trouble for me.

…but for those who have heard of this theory…

Is there any truth to it? Is it trying to contradict our faith in God?, etc.

Is this anything I need to be concerned about?
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Since science cannot study God, it can make no connection between the brain and something it cannot study. There is speculation by some that humans developed a brain component that compelled them to develop belief systems to improve their chances of surviving and reproducing. Again, there is no concrete evidence of this.

It should be a concern since science has no competence in studying God/gods and this can be used to make people believe that we are just walking, talking bags of chemicals that include a material part of the brain that creates a necessary survival mechanism, meaning God/gods/superstitions aren’t real.

This, of course, does not explain the physical reality of Jesus Christ and His Church.

Peace,
Ed
 
If there is a “God part”, it is certainly a good part, because God is Love and Truth itself.

Though I have not read the book, such books are generally a feeble attempt at doing away with God. What other “parts” are there in the brain? I would like to ask the author! An “atheism part,” perhaps? Or a “conversion from atheism to theism” part? Maybe an Aquinas part? If so, I want that! 😛
 
The brain is pretty amazing and what is now known about the brain during meditation and prayer has affirmed the beneficial effects of them.

Have you ever heard of the “God Helmet”?
“The God Helmet includes electrodes that Persinger uses to alter the electromagnetic field at the temporal lobes. Persinger claims he can create a religious experience for anyone by disrupting the brain with regular electric pulses…Will it work for everyone? Richard Dawkins, famous for his criticism of religion, reported only slight dizziness and twitching in the legs after some time in the God Helmet.”

science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/brain-religion2.htm

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Michael_Mayo said:
The brain is pretty amazing and what is now known about the brain during meditation and prayer has affirmed the beneficial effects of them.

Have you ever heard of the “God Helmet”?
“The God Helmet includes electrodes that Persinger uses to alter the electromagnetic field at the temporal lobes. Persinger claims he can create a religious experience for anyone by disrupting the brain with regular electric pulses…Will it work for everyone? Richard Dawkins, famous for his criticism of religion, reported only slight dizziness and twitching in the legs after some time in the God Helmet.”

science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/brain-religion2.htm

http://www.innerworlds.50megs.com/God_Helmet/koren_helmet.jpg
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I’m not sure if this is supposed to be a joke or not.
 
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