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stefaan · 10-04-2008, 02:58 PM

I once read an article claiming scientists could predict examening brainscans of a person, if that person was religious, superstitious, easy believing... or not. Some place in the brain was more (or was it less?) developed than with 'normal' persons, or better non-believers.

Was this zone more developed because they were religious, or were they religious because this zone was more developed, they couldn't tell.

The point is, "believing-power" has a fysical component.

If you are easy believing, placebo's will work stronger I think. In that case believing helps, works for you. But there are also situations where believing is disastrous. For instance, refusing bloodtransfusions because of your religious belief. Or being hypochondriac: you believe you're ill, so you feel ill, so you get ill...

So believing has two sides. It can help you, but it also can destroy you.

10-04-2008, 02:58 PM	#4
stefaan Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heaven Posts: 186	Re: Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, MD I once read an article claiming scientists could predict examening brainscans of a person, if that person was religious, superstitious, easy believing... or not. Some place in the brain was more (or was it less?) developed than with 'normal' persons, or better non-believers. Was this zone more developed because they were religious, or were they religious because this zone was more developed, they couldn't tell. The point is, "believing-power" has a fysical component. If you are easy believing, placebo's will work stronger I think. In that case believing helps, works for you. But there are also situations where believing is disastrous. For instance, refusing bloodtransfusions because of your religious belief. Or being hypochondriac: you believe you're ill, so you feel ill, so you get ill... So believing has two sides. It can help you, but it also can destroy you.