To graps what is, we also have to explore and remove from any possibility what is not and accept the most simple or provable explanations.
Neurotheology attempts to explain religious experience and behaviour in neuroscientific terms. It correlate neural phenomena in the brain with subjective experiences of spirituality and offers hypotheses to explain these phenomena. Proponents of neurotheology suggest that there are neurological and evolutionary bases for subjective experiences traditionally categorized as spiritual or religious.
See also; 'Neurotheology: This Is Your Brain On Religion and 'Principles of Neurotheology' by Andrew B. Newberg
From: Neurotheology: Are We Hardwired for God? by René J. Muller, PhD
Neurotheology attempts to explain religious experience and behaviour in neuroscientific terms. It correlate neural phenomena in the brain with subjective experiences of spirituality and offers hypotheses to explain these phenomena. Proponents of neurotheology suggest that there are neurological and evolutionary bases for subjective experiences traditionally categorized as spiritual or religious.
See also; 'Neurotheology: This Is Your Brain On Religion and 'Principles of Neurotheology' by Andrew B. Newberg
From: Neurotheology: Are We Hardwired for God? by René J. Muller, PhD
Considering that the brain is increasingly being credited with having a role in everything we think, feel, and do, it was probably just a matter of time before it was postulated that religious belief has a neural substrate. The question of how the brain might be "hardwired" for spirituality has captured the interest of many investigators who have established careers in fields as different as neurology, theology, and neuroscience and spawned the new discipline of neurotheology.
Neurotheology, neurons, and neurotransmitters
Neurotheologians argue that the structure and function of the human brain predispose us to believe in God. They claim that the site of God's biological substrate is the limbic system deep within the brain, which has long been considered to be the biological center for emotion. Rhawn Joseph, a prominent neurotheologian, goes a step further to suggest that the limbic system is dotted with "God neurons" and "God neurotransmitters."