Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BEYTULHIKME-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.549-566, 2021 (ESCI)
According to neuroscience, all human experiences, including spiritual ones, are considered as a product of the brain, and the brain's biochemical processes. Viewing religious experience, which we can regard as a kind of human experience, in the light of neuroscientific data, forms the basis of neurotheological approaches. The subject matter of this article is to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of the neurotheological approaches that attempt to place religious experience at the center of neuroscientific data. In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of neurotheological approaches, first of all, what the brain. It will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with the concepts of consciousness and mind. In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of neurotheological approaches, first, the nature of the brain will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with the concepts of consciousness and mind. Second, we will go on to discuss the similarities and differences between our daily experiences and our religious and mystical experiences. In sum, the overall aim of the present paper is to show the advantages and disadvantages of the neurotheological approach to religious experience by investigating the nature of the relationship between the kinds of religious experiences and the concepts such as brain, mind, and consciousness.