Religious experiences...Beware!

During these holidays, people around the world get ready for a religious experience. Religion resolves our query about uncertainty (or not) and explains our place in the world, the meanings of existence, that is, it answers the ultra most important question of them all: Why me? Oh please, why me?

As a result, in December, Muslims prepare for Eid al-Adha, Jews for Hanukah, Christians and Catholics for Christmas, pagans for the Winter Solstice, Budhists for Rohatsu, Zoroastrians for Zarathustra´s death, etc.

Therefore, the prophets of the new millennium (aka the cult of the Scientists) studied the brains of the people during these religious experiences and found that… they stop working! That is correct, the epiphany is brought to you by a decrease of activity in the right parietal lobe (is the one that controls the senses and place in space). More information here and here.

So, if your brain is functioning perfectly and this causes that you are not truly experiencing the fulfilling illuminations and the perfect harmony begotten by these holidays, you can always do what Phineas Gage did (though, try to aim a little bit further back).

Happy New Year!