Una neurociencia de la religión, la espiritualidad y la luz al final del túnel
Why, in the 21st century, do we continue to believe in something or someone higher, call God, transcendental meditation, spirituality or meaning of life? Where does this need arise, ancient as our species, to ask us what will be afterwards or what is beyond? Does it come from the factory or is it a product of culture? Why Messi looks up to the sky after making a goal? In this fascinating book, which is a true journey into the heart of belief, Diego Golombek is encouraged to propose a science of religion as an eminently human phenomenon. Throughout these pages, our author reviews countless experiments showing how neurons of laughing nuns, meditative Buddhists, Pentecostals or illuminated with LSD, peyote, ayahuasca and various hallucinogenic fungi act. It traces the stories of those who have gone through limit experiences, such as epileptic trances or the experience of one’s own death ...read more
