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Atheism and the brain (view source)
Revision as of 04:39, November 3, 2015
, 04:39, November 3, 2015→Regular prayer/meditation and larger frontal lobes
According to ''Scientific American'':
According to ''Scientific American'':
{{cquote|Several studies have revealed that people who practice meditation or have prayed for many years exhibit increased activity and have more brain tissue in their [[frontal lobe]]s, regions associated with attention and reward, as compared with people who do not meditate or pray.<ref>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/askthebrains/ Ask the Brains, Scientific American, Dec 23, 2011]</ref>}}
{{cquote|Several studies have revealed that people who practice meditation or have prayed for many years exhibit increased activity and have more brain tissue in their [[frontal lobe]]s, regions associated with attention and reward, as compared with people who do not meditate or pray.<ref>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/askthebrains/ Ask the Brains, Scientific American, Dec 23, 2011]</ref>}}
=== Reluctance of Western atheists to engage in meditation ===
Atheist [[Greta Christina]] wrote at the website Humananist.com:
Atheist [[Greta Christina]] wrote at the website Humananist.com: