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Canadian cognitive neuroscientist Michael Persinger, the reigning cleric of the neurology of belief, has asserted that the “experience” of God, or feeling the presence of the divine, is literally built into the brain, specifically in the limbic system or the temporal lobe.
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Yes | No | Report from Dean Persinger wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago
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Canadian cognitive neuroscientist Michael Persinger, the reigning cleric of the neurology of belief, has asserted that the “experience” of God, or feeling the presence of the divine, is literally built into the brain, specifically in the limbic system or the temporal lobe.
Why do more women than men believe in God? « Dating Jesus 2009
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When Persinger applied magnetic fields over the temporal lobe to mimic the reaction he found in electromagnetic studies, the gender difference was “quite impressive” — that women sensed the presence of a “sentient being” in greater numbers than men.
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Yes | No | Report from Dean Persinger wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago
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When Persinger applied magnetic fields over the temporal lobe to mimic the reaction he found in electromagnetic studies, the gender difference was “quite impressive” — that women sensed the presence of a “sentient being” in greater numbers than men.
Why do more women than men believe in God? « Dating Jesus 2009
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"The lay faithful of this hierarchical church we're in don't get a peek behind the curtain to see the human and political sides of our church," Persinger said.
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Menuhin studied piano with Blockley, Schorr, Ciampi, and Serkin, while her older brother, Yehudi, studied violin with Enescu and Persinger.
Personal Information for Hephzibah Menuhin Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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Menuhin studied piano with Blockley, Schorr, Ciampi, and Serkin, while her older brother, Yehudi, studied violin with Enescu and Persinger.
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In one famous encounter, Persinger tried to induce a religious experience in the mind of atheist Richard Dawkins.
‘Demons in the Dark’ 2008
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