The Brain Creates Religion (YouTube, 5min)

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The Brain Creates Religion (YouTube, 5min)

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The Brain Creates Religion
May 20, 2011
http://youtu.be/N5y5NfIiMqY

Believing in God generates soothing "juices" in the brain that make us feel good.



Alex's comment:  大腦產生宗教。宗教,例如處身宗教儀式之中,令大腦產生血清素(serotonin)。血清素令大腦感覺良好,就好像為大腦做舒緩按摩一樣,令人舒適。這或可解釋為何某些即使是聰明的教徒哲學家,面對明明是神話性、不合邏輯、自相矛盾的教義與經書內容,仍竭力為自己的宗教辯護、開脫。宗教,為的是舒適的感覺,不必是真理的追尋。