Tatilina
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Thanks for sharing that link because I don't think enough people are well educated in how the brain works and contains the spirit/spiritual experience. I believe that is where our spirit is contained is in the brain/mind.I wanted God to prove He was real because I never sensed His presence any more. My faith was severely damaged post surgery. This is why. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/encounter/the-link-between-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-and-mysticism/5956982
My faith had been in my experiences. I got angrier and angrier that I felt nothing and thanks to the Internet learned that mental illness/ neurological diseases are tied to human spirituality and religious experiences.
Because I heard nothing and felt nothing I walked away. Because I did that I gave myself permission to delve into books and movies I never would have dreamed of doing pre-surgery. I never felt things watching me any more. I wasn't even scared by horror movie music any more. http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/19/why-is-scary-music-scary-heres-the-science/
I never unbelieved in Christianity though. I unbelieved in my "faith".
It is possible that there are legit spiritual experiences that God used in some instances, maybe not all. I've experienced God's confirmations about certain things and felt his presence.
Also, I know it is not unusual for God to remain silent with us either for long periods of time. I wouldn't dismiss that God wasn't using these seizures and that they didn't have a purpose.