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Worshipping Waterfalls: The Evolution of Belief

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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Is There a Trigger in the Brain?

Science could certainly explain what was happening in my brain during the experience. What part of the brain is it that actually perceives not just agency, but experiences personhood? You know, maybeit was something i ate, or some developmental cascade that culminated in that moment. I'm open to the possibility that maybe the trigger wasn't natural. Maybe there is a divine decision i'm going to give this experience to jeff. But science can't ajudicate whether such a creator actually exists. That's jeff schlass.

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