neurotheology and religious experiences; challenges

Document Type : Research Paper

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researcher at URD

Abstract

Neurotheology is a modern field that seek to justify religious experiences. neurotheology consist of to main fields: neuroscience and theology. this two fields mixed together and became new field. in contrast, other sientists opposed with neurothology and it's issues. they utilize neuroscience and prove that religious experiences are false and fiction.
Here at first we describe neurotheology and religious experiences and then conclude whether Neurotheology can prove legitimacy of religious experiences or not.

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