for many people God is the strongest belief they have but how does your brain
belief they have but how does your brain
belief they have but how does your brain conceive of the very idea of God what
conceive of the very idea of God what
conceive of the very idea of God what happens when you actually try to draw
happens when you actually try to draw
happens when you actually try to draw the divine dr. Andrew Newberg from
the divine dr. Andrew Newberg from
the divine dr. Andrew Newberg from Jefferson University Hospital has been
Jefferson University Hospital has been
Jefferson University Hospital has been trying to figure that out we’ve asked a
trying to figure that out we’ve asked a
trying to figure that out we’ve asked a few people of various ages to draw God
for the break we also asked you how do
for the break we also asked you how do you envision the Almighty did it look
you envision the Almighty did it look
you envision the Almighty did it look like an old man on a cloud a beautiful
like an old man on a cloud a beautiful
like an old man on a cloud a beautiful scene from nature or something more
scene from nature or something more
scene from nature or something more abstract let’s take a look at what our
abstract let’s take a look at what our
abstract let’s take a look at what our volunteers came up with and then we’ll
volunteers came up with and then we’ll
volunteers came up with and then we’ll reveal what your image of God says about
reveal what your image of God says about
reveal what your image of God says about your brain all right and I’m gonna ask
your brain all right and I’m gonna ask
your brain all right and I’m gonna ask everyone to put their pencils crayons
everyone to put their pencils crayons
everyone to put their pencils crayons brushes down hi what did you draw
brushes down hi what did you draw
brushes down hi what did you draw I drew God in heaven
I drew God in heaven
I drew God in heaven huh and like a bridge leading to happen
huh and like a bridge leading to happen
huh and like a bridge leading to happen and the sun shining down I do a kind of
and the sun shining down I do a kind of
and the sun shining down I do a kind of a judeo-christian kind of God looking
a judeo-christian kind of God looking
a judeo-christian kind of God looking over our realm my home is my heaven and
over our realm my home is my heaven and
over our realm my home is my heaven and you know everything else that happens
you know everything else that happens
you know everything else that happens around us know what I think God means is
around us know what I think God means is
around us know what I think God means is that it’s like it’s much more of an idea
that it’s like it’s much more of an idea
that it’s like it’s much more of an idea than a person and basically all the
than a person and basically all the
than a person and basically all the colors represent everyone’s different
colors represent everyone’s different
colors represent everyone’s different ideas of what God is what it means to me
ideas of what God is what it means to me
ideas of what God is what it means to me as their God is love and it encompasses
as their God is love and it encompasses
as their God is love and it encompasses different colors
different colors
different colors I drew a big question mark a few years
I drew a big question mark a few years
I drew a big question mark a few years ago I would have just left it blank
incredibly when asked to envision God of
incredibly when asked to envision God of all the seemingly infinite possibilities
all the seemingly infinite possibilities
all the seemingly infinite possibilities people really only draw one of three
people really only draw one of three
people really only draw one of three things there are certain kind of general
things there are certain kind of general
things there are certain kind of general categories that people think about God
categories that people think about God
categories that people think about God from and one of them is the idea of God
from and one of them is the idea of God
from and one of them is the idea of God as a kind of person we see a face we see
as a kind of person we see a face we see
as a kind of person we see a face we see eyes we see a actual person it’s just
eyes we see a actual person it’s just
eyes we see a actual person it’s just easier for us as human beings to relate
easier for us as human beings to relate
easier for us as human beings to relate to something which is infinite in a very
to something which is infinite in a very
to something which is infinite in a very personal kind of way
personal kind of way
personal kind of way to start virtually all the younger
to start virtually all the younger
to start virtually all the younger artists depict God with a face or some
artists depict God with a face or some
artists depict God with a face or some anthropic quality now as people kind of
anthropic quality now as people kind of
anthropic quality now as people kind of move away from thinking about God only
move away from thinking about God only
move away from thinking about God only as a person we start to see more of a
as a person we start to see more of a
as a person we start to see more of a symbol like the cross or perhaps clouds
symbol like the cross or perhaps clouds
symbol like the cross or perhaps clouds and then sometimes we start to see just
and then sometimes we start to see just
and then sometimes we start to see just nature itself and finally we start to
nature itself and finally we start to
nature itself and finally we start to see people moving into a more abstract
see people moving into a more abstract
see people moving into a more abstract way of thinking about God
way of thinking about God
way of thinking about God different swirls colors a heart even a
different swirls colors a heart even a
different swirls colors a heart even a question mark was that true in your
question mark was that true in your
question mark was that true in your images at home did your picture of any
images at home did your picture of any
images at home did your picture of any higher power look like a person or
higher power look like a person or
higher power look like a person or nature or something more abstract
nature or something more abstract
nature or something more abstract science shows that the shift to more
science shows that the shift to more
science shows that the shift to more abstract thinking about God kurz around
abstract thinking about God kurz around
abstract thinking about God kurz around 12 years of age what might drive this
12 years of age what might drive this
12 years of age what might drive this development in your brain
development in your brain
development in your brain according to dr. Newberg the vision of
according to dr. Newberg the vision of
according to dr. Newberg the vision of God as a human figure is often aligned
God as a human figure is often aligned
God as a human figure is often aligned with a wrathful more authoritarian view
with a wrathful more authoritarian view
with a wrathful more authoritarian view of God and this picture of God may cause
of God and this picture of God may cause
of God and this picture of God may cause primitive parts of your brain to release
primitive parts of your brain to release
primitive parts of your brain to release stress inducing neuro chemicals changing
stress inducing neuro chemicals changing
stress inducing neuro chemicals changing your picture of God to something more
your picture of God to something more
your picture of God to something more abstract may in fact cause you to be
abstract may in fact cause you to be
abstract may in fact cause you to be more optimistic and faithful so
more optimistic and faithful so
more optimistic and faithful so ultimately this tells us something about
ultimately this tells us something about
ultimately this tells us something about how human beings actually perceive God
how human beings actually perceive God
how human beings actually perceive God think about God thinking about God
think about God thinking about God
think about God thinking about God visually which is obviously one of our
visually which is obviously one of our
visually which is obviously one of our most powerful senses that we use to
most powerful senses that we use to
most powerful senses that we use to understand our world maybe when it comes
understand our world maybe when it comes
understand our world maybe when it comes to your brain the old saying is true
to your brain the old saying is true
to your brain the old saying is true seeing is believing
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