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BadgerKid

(4,539 posts)
16. Seems plausible to me.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 07:46 PM
Apr 2012

Regardless of whether God "is" or not, to be able to perceive God requires a brain, or more exactly, the neural connections comprising the brain. Change the neural connections due to atrophy, and voila, you perceive a different God.

Being born again makes people incredibly stupid. anti-alec Apr 2012 #1
Which is why the values voters scare the crap out of me. Initech Apr 2012 #3
Conversely Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #4
Profound point in that, anti-alec! There is this one personality/cognitive type that IS getting patrice Apr 2012 #6
When ever anyone asks me if I'm "born again" Sedona Apr 2012 #2
I wonder if that could explain the "Crazy Jesus-Eyes." n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #5
i kind of thought oldhippydude Apr 2012 #14
also makes you more likely to send money to Pat Robertson Enrique Apr 2012 #7
It serves our purpose poorly madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #8
Exactly. Thank you for saying this. Zalatix Apr 2012 #11
What about those of us who want to push humanity to a greater knowledge? snooper2 Apr 2012 #12
Truth trumps public relations cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #18
I'm sure that was also the rationale behind "The Bell Curve" Zalatix May 2012 #22
Science serves our purposes. Logic and facts serve our purposes. LeftyMom Apr 2012 #21
did they also subdivide by politics? I'm asking since there were many left-leaners who were born MisterP Apr 2012 #9
also... handmade34 Apr 2012 #10
Are people really this stupid? whistler162 Apr 2012 #13
I had a stroke last night and a grand mal seizure this morning. longship Apr 2012 #15
Seems plausible to me. BadgerKid Apr 2012 #16
Polite way of saying that "Born Again" equals brain damaged? toddwv Apr 2012 #17
No, a straightforward way to say that cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #19
A different interpretation of these results: cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #20
Just saying: Not all christian churches define born again in the same way. That experience stutt is jwirr May 2012 #23
I'd love to see Rick Santorum's CAT scan meow2u3 May 2012 #24
Read the ENTIRE article UnconventionalWisdom May 2012 #25
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