Interesting article from NewsWeek that I stumbled across.
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Is not one of the unfortunate, illogical aspects of religion the fact that one cannot put himself in the 3rd person without feeling a sense of abandonment to their 'beliefs'? To truly observe one's own religion as they do the other 'untrue' beliefs, one might move closer to understanding religion's role in society as a north pole to the moral compass instead of a one-size-fits-all, believe-me-or-burn-in-hell, moral doctrine.
As pertaining to the article, when you thought you were touched by the 'holy spirit' was it not similar to the feeling you get when you hear an absolutely fantastic piece of music that really moves you? You feel a sense of something extra-spiritual? Maybe you get goosebumps because it strikes a chord with something inside you that you just can't explain?
If so, is there not obviously some sort of positive correlation between the feeling of 'God' and the feeling of a moving piece of music?
Oh, that missing scientific link between reality, spirituality, and the need for dietic dominance and human subservance. Why haven't we put the puzzle together yet?