Archive for the ‘Religion and the Brain’ Category

Tory voters found to have larger ‘primitive’ lobe in brain  By Daily Mail Reporter Our political allegiances could be hard-wired into our brains, neuroscientists believe. Researchers have found evidence that the brains of conservatives are a different shape to those of Left-wingers. Scans of 90 students’ brains at University College London uncovered a ‘strong correlation’ [...]

Pamela Geller’s Ghoulish Obsession With ‘Honor Killings’ Takes an Ugly Turn Jewish bigot Pamela Geller exploits a murder to spread hatred Via:-Charles Johnson Anti-Muslim hate group leader Pamela Geller has seized on the murder of a 20-year old Muslim woman in Michigan, labeled it an “honor killing,” and is now planning to hold a “conference” [...]

Obama, Assassination, and the Antichrist Conspiracy Chip Berlet on the connections Randall Gross Nov 19, 2011 [Link: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2011/11/19/153758/35/Front_Page/Obama_Assassination_and_the_Antichrist_Conspiracy] Even if the shooter is a thorough crackpot his delusions did not form in a vacuum. Hate sites like Prison Planet, Atlas Shrugs, and Farrah’s World Net Daily all do most of the heavy lifting for these [...]

Religious Experiences Shrink Part of the Brain             By ANDREW NEWBERG – SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN A study links life-changing religious experiences, like being born again, with atrophy in the hippocampus The article, “Religious factors and hippocampal atrophy in late life,” by Amy Owen and colleagues at Duke University represents an important advance in our growing understanding [...]