scientific responses made to religious experiences

Question 1

How did Ramachandran attack religious experiences

Answer 1

using temporal epilepsy to say whilst people have seizures they usually think they are experiencing something religious
temporal lobe is where brain processes senses and memories

Question 2

how did sigmund freud attack religious experiences

Answer 2

said that within us our most inner desires are projected to form religious experiences
a way to convince yourself your life has meaning and you are close to the holy one gives protection

Question 3

how did Persinger attack religious experiences

Answer 3

helmet which sent electromagnetic pulses to brain you could stimulate the brain into feeling a greater power
therefore suggesting you could stimulate religious experiences

Question 4

how did Walter Pahnke attack religious experiences

Answer 4

investigated the effect of hallucinogenic drugs to see if people had a religious experience
gave 20 students mushrooms 10 with hallcuinating effect and 10 without and sent them to church
This then proved that they had similar experiences to persingers helmet experiments