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Paranormal beliefs linked to brain chemistry

Started by Unbeliever, November 16, 2006, 03:48:25 pm

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Unbeliever

"Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason."
Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut, in The Seattle Daily Ti

solidsquid

I did a PubMed search for the researcher named in the article and found some interesting articles linking things such as magical ideation with hyperactive dopaminergic systems (a, if not the, major component in psychotic disorders like schizophrenia)....hmmmm....

Anyhow, I downloaded the papers and will read over them when I get a chance.