I actually do have the beginnings of a workable theory of what mystical experiences are in the brain and where they come from and how best to interpret them, but I am not ready to try to explain it yet. I need to learn more neurology. Honestly “learn more neurology” seems to be a prerequisite for a lot of things I want to do.
I definitely agree about the confabulation, but at the same time, it’s worth looking at the pattern among confabulations. There are reasons why people interpret these experiences in the ways that they do, and across cultures, the interpretations, and the theologies built around them, are somewhat similar. I’m not going to overstate that—they are also wildly different—but as you say, similarities exist.
I actually do have the beginnings of a workable theory of what mystical experiences are in the brain and where they come from and how best to interpret them, but I am not ready to try to explain it yet. I need to learn more neurology. Honestly “learn more neurology” seems to be a prerequisite for a lot of things I want to do.
I definitely agree about the confabulation, but at the same time, it’s worth looking at the pattern among confabulations. There are reasons why people interpret these experiences in the ways that they do, and across cultures, the interpretations, and the theologies built around them, are somewhat similar. I’m not going to overstate that—they are also wildly different—but as you say, similarities exist.