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...with Dostum. Nevertheless, he may see buying Dostum's loyalty as a worthwhile investment. A presidential election is scheduled for the fall, and waning support from Afghans and the international community alike means that Karzai is far from guaranteed another term. Dostum, with his influence in the north, could prove a necessary if unpleasant ally...
...presence, we have to know what that means. Basically, the scan is showing you what is happening in the brain when they have the experience. It doesn't necessarily reduce it to just what is going on in the brain, and it also doesn't necessarily prove that the person was actually in God's presence...
Handzo: Yes, I would say that's right. I think part of the reason this whole debate has raised some hackles in the religious community is the perception that we're trying to prove the existence of God. And, of course, religious people, and I think rightfully so, say, No, no, no, that's a matter of faith. You are now crossed over, and you are trying to take science into the realm of religion and use scientific method and methodology to say that my faith is right or wrong. That's just not going to work...
...same thing in psychiatry. To be ordained in most religions, at least in Christian religions, you have to prove to a group of other people that God has spoken to you. This in psychiatry is called thought insertion. It's a diagnosis. So if I believe God has spoken to me, in the religious world I get to stand for ordination; in the scientific world, I could be diagnosed. Maybe both are right...
Some researchers argue that many patterns of nature - such as the large number of species in the tropics - cannot be reduced to the effect of natural selection on individuals. They may be following rules of their own. "Which of these ideas is going to actually survive and prove fruitful is anybody's guess," says Pigliucci. "I don't see things coalescing for at least a decade or more...