Brooks: Neural Buddhists - International Herald Tribune

Brooks: Neural Buddhists - International Herald Tribune

more about Buddhism, the brain, religion vs atheism, religion vs science
I'm torn, in a way I like the idea that we can control our brain to some extent
however I don't like the fact that these new studies could explain why we feel such a sense of wonder sometimes
it's like looking behind the curtain at oz
or when the magician tells you their trick
where did I hear this recently, we don't want to know the trick, we prefer being surprised and being in wonder every time, and try to imagine how it is done, but we don't want the solution