[MD] Bolte-Taylor: My stroke of insight

[Marsha]

Krimel,

Liked that word Nirvana, did you?

Marsha



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From: "Krimel" <Krimel at Krimel.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Bolte-Taylor: My stroke of insight


> Marsha, Chris, dmb, Moqers,
>
> When I was in Boston a few weeks ago. Someone brought up this video in a
> conversation about the claims of mysticism and naturalism. I was 
> especially
> glad to get to watch it (Thanks, Marsha!!!) because even the description 
> of
> it in the Boston meeting helped bring clarity to the discussion.
>
> Dr. Taylor describes the feelings she experienced but roots them in brain
> physiology. She makes no attempt to claim that a feeling of oneness has 
> any
> metaphysical significance. The experience has value in its own right but 
> can
> also be understood in terms of brain function.
>
> In fact much of what she says in the first half of her talking better
> expresses a host of points I have been attempting illustrate here for
> months. I have called that serial part of the left hemisphere "the sense 
> of
> senses." It integrates the multimodality of sensation. Our senses 
> transduce
> the energy of light, heat, sound, pressure and chemicals from the
> environment, into electrochemical energy in our nervous systems. 
> Perception
> is the process of synthesizing these patterns of energy into meaning.
>
> The conclusion in Boston was that mystical experience is valuable for its
> own sake and for the physical and mental health benefits it confers. But 
> is
> not a reliable guide to reality.
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Thanks for that, Marsha.
>
> Wow. The words of the prophet in the vocabulary of science. Remarkable. I
> was moved. The audience was thrilled.
>
> Why is it that people who've been knocked senseless make so much sense?
>
>
>
>
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