From: "Santosh Helekar" <[email protected]>
--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[email protected]> wrote:
These changes show that the mystical experiences are not delusions or
>hallucinations. But they are triggered by the reality outside the brain.
The above statement is scientifically wrong. If Beauregard had made the
above statement in a paper submission to a peer-reviewed journal, then
that paper would have been promptly rejected. This clearly demonstrates
how Fr. Ivo is misleading Goanetters about neuroscience. It is very
unfortunate.
***This is a poor statement... I reject it outright. Let Dr.Santosh reject
Mario Beauregard's statement based on a scientific experiment and conclude
that the Carmelite nuns are hallucinated, that God is an illusion in the
light of neuroscientific experiments, that all believers of the world are
mad, schizophrenic people... Let him be satisfied, as Dr.Santosh always
expects and demands from any discussion... Let him conclude scientifically
whatever he likes or dislikes to his own satisfaction. His knowledge will be
the "last word" for us in neuroscience, namely that the reality experienced
by the Carmelite nuns whom they call God is an "illusion", a "figment of
mind", "an artifact of imagination"; that they are dreaming and
hallucinated. Let this absurd conclusion satisfy him and his like-minded
colleagues. I have read about the differentiation in neuronal circuits
depending on different kinds of religious experiences. But I shall keep it
for myself. Let Dr.Santosh (mis-)guide the readers who worship him...
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
