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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I think there is a big difference between stuff we just don't understand(source of gravity, dark matter) and stuff that has no evidence in reality, but may, possibly exist(aliens, ancient advanced species, God, tooth fairy). I prefer to keep those entirely separate. One group has a basis in science, the other does not yet.
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Ah, but I thought I had found proof of God during some neuropsychology research years ago while working on my PhD. Was working with fMRI scans on brain function and we found that people with a predilection to a specific ideological perspective, and shared a common religious identification, all had a specific location in their brain light up when certain stimulus was provided. They all stated they felt a presence of God. Was consistent as hell so got us excited that would could prove that God existed in our heads. Unfortunately it was not repeatable with another group who had a different political identification, but similar religious identification. Different part of the brain lit up. Consistently, but different part. The God location eluded us, but did give us data to support it being a result of brain chemistry and neurological pathways. The variance was too broad to make a specific conclusion. So science couldn't answer the unanswerable - yet! Belief and faith are hard nuts to crack.