A neurologist claims to have created the world’s first scientific-based religion by showing that bridging the gap between the brain and mind, and science and religion, can truly inspire, according to the author.
University of Hawaii’s neuroscientist and philosopher Bruce E. Morton promises a personal transformation for those who read his new book, Neuroreality: A Scientific Religion to Restore Meaning, or How 7 Brain Elements Create 7 Minds and 7 Realities.
Morton says his discovery in the new book is a “4,000 year upgrade of religion based upon a scientific method that clarifies the multiple natures of consciousness and of reality.”
The author claims that his empirical research proves that his ideas will make the reader happy and fulfilled.
However, critics say the author is attempting to create something new for atheists and non-Christians to cling to as some kind of belief system to validate his own research.
Perhaps the most accurate meaning of atheism to many people now is the absence or rejection of a belief in God.
Michael Martin, a leading atheist philosopher, defines atheism entirely in terms of belief.
Martin says negative atheism is simply the lack of theistic belief, positive atheism is the asserted disbelief in God, and agnosticism is the lack of either belief or disbelief in God.
Morton says his new book contains no supernatural beliefs or experiments and yet it will guide readers in their religious journey by providing a larger view and purpose in life by using a scientific method.
Some of his fellow researchers are praising Morton for discovering a new set of religious beliefs. They are also saying Morton’s new book could be the “new bible for atheists.”
“Dr. Morton should be nominated for the Noble Peace Prize for his brilliant and thought-provoking work, ‘Neuroreality,’” said Dr. E.A. Hankins III from the UCLA School of Medicine and founder of The World Museum of Natural History in Riverside, Calif.
“Not since Darwin has such a world-changing wealth of new ideas come to challenge our knowledge of the universe, life, and the workings of the human mind.”
Morton wrote the book after suffering from depression. He tried multiple self-medicating attempts to cure himself including the use of chemicals.
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