myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

Abstract: Understanding the neurological underpinnings of religious beliefs and atheism has long been a topic of interest in neuroscience. This article delves into the differences observed in the brains of theists and...

Introduction: The relationship between the brain, mind, nervous system, and meditation has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries. Recent advances in neuroscience have shed light on the intricate connections...

WHO IS JESUS ? Before you say "Jesus didn't exist", a lot of stuff we believe and we "know" hangs on assumptions. Instead of arguing over who's right, let's try to understand each other. Let us make the assumption that...

"I'm not responsible for anything. It is a god that carries everything to its end." -Lord Agamemnon, king of kings of the achaean Greeks during the last Trojan war What is a God? There are different conceptions of god. I...

We can say it's not true if we choose to, but His Spirit's produce, described plainly in Scripture as all believers sharing all things as common between them, no longer calling what had been theirs, their own any longer,...

PUAs harness one thing, anger. They prey on frustrated men. They run a false flag operation selling men false hopes that it is the world that needed rejecting all along. It’s been established that the “alpha/beta” talk...

in general the seeming contradictions in bible are in 3 categories. when 2 versions are not identical, still the details are the same even if different words just adding a second witness not the same one copied twice....

A lot of us like to hope for better days and better outcomes, but they aren't coming. Try to "manifest" better luck for all aspects of life. Whether it's finding a job, a nice house in a good area for sale, a great...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ajs_4rhfRKE The video, titled "The Truth About Feminism" by Rachel Wilson, presents a critique of feminism, arguing that its roots and objectives are not solely about gender equality, but...

we often notice those who Cover their hair because they are different than most. is Religious clothing an indication of loyalty to religion? we easily notice ladies who wrap their hair and necks, why are only muslim...

more background around death, in a shorter story. if it seems long? still actually 80 words here about legs, summarized 176 words so shorter. the first section about crucify seemed long? it summarized 374 words in around...

topic: Monotheism and Angels in contrast to Hindu that has "plural gods deva" like divine, not different "appearances of same one" because claiming all same one is not hindu, catholic does claim "not three gods but one"...

Many "excuses" exist and were taught that serve the purpose of not searching for knowing god or ending the search "too early" as one college prophesor wrote. we can analyze the ancient jew faith that they teach and...

How DARE to even question (yet alone deny) the existence of G.O.D. ? The proof is all around us (or not around us). Both of which we can detect with our 5 senses, and of which we can't detect at all. We shouldn't...

One of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity relates that Jesus died and allowed for the shedding of his blood for the sake of granting forgiveness to people. In other words Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for...

In scripture, the God of the Hebrews stated that He cannot get humanity to look to Him for our direction and definition, and because we have abandoned relationship with Him, He leaves us to our devices. He says He would...

Anyone who truly knows me, would very much consider me a "Desiphile". So when I found out that there was a Hindu monastery on Kauai, I could not pass up the opportunity to visit. The monastery, which is located in deep in...

“Was Mary really anything special?” This question was asked here in early 2022. I had already made my response, but as today, August 15th, is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, a significant feast day for Catholics, I...

Here is an unpopular fact that many Christians do not want to admit. Our entire world has been surrounded by the Devil. Yes, even in more conservative places outside of the West. The thing is, God created Satan in order...

Real Christians do NOT take advice from YouTube/TikTok "dating coaches", PUAs (that's pickup artists for the non-lingo people out there), "redpill" or "blackpill" content creators. NEVER EVER EVER. These people - Aaron...