>Mystic experiences can almost always be
>explained by common brain issues, as with UFOs. I watch television like the
>rest of you, I read all the time and everything I can get my hands on and i
>have yet to hear a convincing UFO story or Mystical story that could not be
>explained some other, more plausable way.
The problem for sciencists, such as yourself, seems to be to come up with
valid explaination for /why/ things which can be explained in more plausible
ways are forever interpreted in a mystical manner by human beings. And to
do so with an explaination which relies on evidence and an understanding of
the workings of the mind, rather than a simple dismissal of such behaviors
as "Mystical".
>That we can
>learn from religion about our past, sure, you can also learn about New York
>city from a fiction novel.
You can also learn about how and why fiction is written from that same
novel, if you pay attention to these aspects as you read.
-Prof. Tim