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It is released during said times because it affects memory. I've experienced it, it is quite odd, it is like being very drunk and not remembering what is happening. You live pretty much right then, you don't think much about what is next or before, it alters your perception of time.
The drug has a purpose for being there. Why the hell would this drug being released at said times have anything to do with God?
Some people describe it as a glimpse into the afterlife i.e. heaven.
Or, you know, it could just be that it's meant to give you a better reaction to whatever's about to kill you if you're in a life-threatening situation.
Yay evolution
DMT is also thought to be responsible for dreaming. Does that mean that dreams are evidence of god? No. I smoked alot of weed once, and felt like I was in another universe. Does that prove alternate universes? No.
"Paranormal specialists" and "Mainstream scientists". Nice one. I could say a mainstream scientist believes that his dog is god, does that make it true? No. I could say a paranormal specialist believes in ghosts, does that prove they exist? No.
Basically, as usual, your arguments hold no water and this thread is just (what I hope to be, for your sake) another fail attempt at trolling.
Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention. The ancient religions (forerunners of the current religions) used to take DMT and other similar powerfull pychadelics (mescaline and the like) to achieve a state of enlightenment. The experiences they had on these drugs ultimately got labelled as "religious experiences". It's not suprising that people say they have religious experiences when they have a NDE, as from the very start of religion, a religious experience was basically defined as a DMT trip. So it's not that people have religious experiences while having a NDE which is evidence of god; people trip the fuck out when they have a NDE and due to society associating a powerful trip with a religious experience, they label it as a religious experience rather than just tripping balls.
God of Gaps is a bad thing for your position because it is derived from argumentum ad ignorantiam (Argument from ignorance) and is therefore a logical fallecy.
:rolleyes: Trust me mate, its nothing like being drunk... but time perception goes right out the window, your right. Time dilation is massive.Quote:
Originally Posted by R0b0t1
I don't think its proof that there is a God. However, if one wanted to save the world from itself (war, inhumanity to fellow man, etc...) DMT, LSD, mescaline, MDMA, and psilocybin/psilocin would be the absolute best place to start. All these things (and their chemical cousins) change you for the better, if done properly.
Of course it would never happen, far too much money at stake...
Although I can't be bothered turning this in to a whole athiest vs religion bash..
I don't think Religion today, is what Religion should be..
There is far more support for Scientific explanations for our existence, that don't take any form of "higher being" to explain our existence..
I just generally don't feel the need to feel ridden with sin, and the need to be cleansed to feel moral and happy with my life..
Thats all..
the NDE's and the feeling's experienced can all be explained with science without any need for the middle man..
Could it be that the time that you first come into this world (leaving your creator, god) that this is released. Then again being released when you are (possibly) leaving this world (rejoining with your creator, god). This DMT is released and that is why people are saying it could possibly be a glimpse of an after-life, since those are the time when you are meeting with your creator.
Also that whole 'state of slowness' can come from anything really. I have been hit hard enough in hockey that has sent me to do a flip or two and while I was flipping I went into that 'matrix' like slowness. Ended with concusions too...
I've heard about the state of slowness before, was reading an article of some guy who fell off a 4 story building or some shit and landed in a tree, as he was falling he said he experienced that and was completely focused on what the best way to land to protect himself was. Seems like its a survival thing.
Latin was designed by man no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Yakman
Technically man's understanding of the universe depends on gaps in order for our theories to make sense.
For all we know the big bang and evolution are all completely false in every aspect. You can't claim some one is ignorant because they worship a higher power just like I could say your ignorant for believing in evolution, it's complete madness.
I don't understand how it is a logical fallacy, obviously our opinions on what "God" is are completely different.
@The Claw, there is a nice little button in the upper left corner of your browser called 'Back' which is a lot easier to click than it is to spell out the word trolling. Thanks.
Yeah, I know it's not really like being drunk, but I had no other word for it.
Personally I would say "tripping balls"Quote:
Originally Posted by R0b0t1
Possibly, because birth is NOT a pleasant experience? Its just like Dopamine, Just a chemical to warn or reward.