The great self-esteem con

Re:The great self-esteem con by samhain on Monday June 05, 2017 @07:15AM (#14486719)

When people are asked "what would God do in this situation" the place in the brain that lights up is the same as the "what would -I- do in this situation" region, so I think it's no different than before. Self-esteem is still self. It's just that in the monotheistic/polytheistic (not pantheistic) perspective, it could be considered external, although the mechanics are actually subconsciously internal.

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Re:The great self-esteem con by HolyHaddock on Monday June 05, 2017 @08:39AM (#14487153)

Do you have a citation for that first claim? It fits my prejudices so neatly that I'd like to see the proof. I've tried to google a little for it with no success, so my apologies for any imposition.

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Re:The great self-esteem con by crawfordcomeaux on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:12PM (#14489848)

Haven't read it & it's 8 years old, but here's this. Hopefully it'll point you toward better search terms. I used "what would jesus do brain imaging" without quotes.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/11/3...

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Re:The great self-esteem con by HolyHaddock on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @04:04AM (#14495555)

Thank you both for the link and the google-fu tip.

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Re:The great self-esteem con by photojosh on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:54PM (#14494109)

Heh, I'm a Christian, and that still fits my prejudices. That's why I'm massively in favour of secular government.

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