Some drugs can make people feel `closer to God`. Scientists are trying to find out how this happens in the brain. These scientists are looking for the places in the brain that become active when people have a spiritual thought. One study is recording the brain waves of religious women. These women have wires attached [...]
Machines can now look at our brains while we think. These machines show that there are certain places in our brains used for spiritual tasks such as prayer and meditation. These parts of our brains become active when we pray or meditate. Some scientists say that this proves that religion is not real. They say [...]
Research shows that most people believe in ‘magical thinking’. Some call it ‘superstition‘ and others call it ‘luck’. People do many strange things to get good luck or to keep bad luck away. The things that people do are so small that people do not notice that they do them. ‘Magical thinking’ is not religion. [...]
AIDS is the disease caused by the HIV virus. The HIV virus spreads by one person coming into contact with the blood of an infected person. The biggest cause of AIDS is sex with an infected person. Another major cause of AIDS is sharing illegal drug tools with an infected person. Islam, Judaism and Christianity [...]
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