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Neuroscientists from the University of California at
San Diego have found what they call the God module, a
tiny locus of nerve cells in the frontal lobe that
appears to be activated during religious experiences.
They discovered this neural machinery while studying
epileptic patients who have intense mystical
experiences during seizures. Apparently the intense
neural storms during a seizure stimulate the God
module. Tracking surface electrical activity in the
brain with highly sensitive skin monitors, the
scientists found a similar response when very
religious nonepileptic persons were shown words and
symbols evoking their spiritual beliefs.
A neurological basis for spiritual experience has long
been postulated by evolutionary biologists because of
the social utility of religious belief. In response to
reports of the San Diego research, Richard Harries,
the Bishop of Oxford, said through a spokesman that
"it would not be surprising if God had created us with
a physical facility for belief."
When we determine the neurological correlates of the
variety of spiritual experiences that our species is
capable of, we are likely to be able to enhance these
experiences in the same way that we will enhance other
human experiences. With the next stage of evolution
creating a generation of humans that will be trillions
of times more capable and complex than humans today,
our ability for spiritual experience and insight is
also likely to gain in power and depth.
--Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines:
When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (Viking,
1999).
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