" levels of DMT increase in some rats experiencing cardiac arrest. A paper published in 2018 by researchers in the U.K. purported that DMT simulates the near death experience, wherein people report the sensation of transcending their bodies and entering another realm."
..tubing is inserted into a rat brain through the pineal gland, the researchers collected a sample that was analyzed for -- and confirmed -- the presence of DMT.
..In a documentary about the experiment, Strassman claims that he believed the pineal gland makes and secretes DMT.
...In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca retreats. Their goal: to partake in a brewed concoction made from a vine plant Banisteriopsis caapi, traditionally used by indigenous people for sacred religious ceremonies. Drinkers of Ayahuasca experience short-term hallucinogenic episodes many describe as life-changing."
'Mystical' psychedelic compound found in normal brains of rats
So if science did one day discover that near death experiences were caused by this chemical in the brain, some people would consider that science has explained the historical phenomena of 'spiritual' experiences at the time of death.
Religious people may tend to view the chemical production another way. Namely, that man was created with the equipment needed for when he encountered death. Our view would be that science sees only a small part of the picture.
Similarly, in the studies of the mind and psychology, modern science seems to try and explain demonic possession in terms of chemical reactions, and therefore treat the symptoms with drugs. Again, this would be a example of the limits and small scope of physical sciences!
..tubing is inserted into a rat brain through the pineal gland, the researchers collected a sample that was analyzed for -- and confirmed -- the presence of DMT.
..In a documentary about the experiment, Strassman claims that he believed the pineal gland makes and secretes DMT.
...In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca retreats. Their goal: to partake in a brewed concoction made from a vine plant Banisteriopsis caapi, traditionally used by indigenous people for sacred religious ceremonies. Drinkers of Ayahuasca experience short-term hallucinogenic episodes many describe as life-changing."
'Mystical' psychedelic compound found in normal brains of rats
So if science did one day discover that near death experiences were caused by this chemical in the brain, some people would consider that science has explained the historical phenomena of 'spiritual' experiences at the time of death.
Religious people may tend to view the chemical production another way. Namely, that man was created with the equipment needed for when he encountered death. Our view would be that science sees only a small part of the picture.
Similarly, in the studies of the mind and psychology, modern science seems to try and explain demonic possession in terms of chemical reactions, and therefore treat the symptoms with drugs. Again, this would be a example of the limits and small scope of physical sciences!
