Thinking About Religion and Experiencing the Brain: Eugene D'aquili's Biogenetic Structural Theory of Absolute Unitary Being

Abstract. Religious experiences, including mystical states and experience of the divine, are the ultimate reality of human existence that demand an account. Eugene d'Aquili weaves together that account using paradigms of thought which historically have made mutually exclusive claims about the n...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Holmes, H. Rodney (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1993
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B Neurology
B Religious Experience
B Neuroscience
B Mysticism
B Realism
B Naturalism
B Mystical Experience
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Summary:Abstract. Religious experiences, including mystical states and experience of the divine, are the ultimate reality of human existence that demand an account. Eugene d'Aquili weaves together that account using paradigms of thought which historically have made mutually exclusive claims about the nature of religious experience. While pointing out the deficiencies of the theory from a narrowly scientific point of view, this paper recognizes that neuroscience, or any other solitary discipline, is incompetent to explain religion. This paper emphasizes the significance and truth of d'Aquili's holistic theory, a religious vision which itself explains science and philosophy.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1993.tb01027.x