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Originally Posted by kerry edwards
I'm pissed. Andrew Newberg has been doing research for a number of years on religious experience and brain scans. After he published an article on the brains of Buddhist monks meditating a number of years ago, I contacted him and wrote that he need to study Pentecostals speaking in tongues to see what was happening in their brains. I volunteered to be a test subject so a comparison could be made between believers who speak in tongues and non-believers who speak in tongues. He replied stating that he was not interested in investigating the subject. I was surprised to find the following info today:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061030183100.htm
I haven't been able to access the complete article yet to see whether he credits me. He certainly hasn't thanked me for giving him the idea. |
First of all--good idea kerry--I have always thought the speaking in tongues stuff was peer pressure instead of any type of spiritual manifestation. Kind of like flopping around on the ground and stating 'I am healed' after being shoved down by a faith healer.
Out him--you know that happens all the time in those sort of journals. Should be easy to do if you 'wrote' instead of called him and saved a copy. Short of that, get yourself a good 'non-disclosure' agreement in place before you share your ideas next time.