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The Authors Purpose in "Faith In the brain" was whether or not, If God is real or not. The Author starts by asking a Rhetorical question which states "What would it be like to Peer into the brain of a Buddhist mediating, A Franciscan Nun in deep prayer, A Pentecostal devotee speaking in tongue or an atheist contemplating the concept of god. After that brief introduction, The article starts to take a Look at Each of the individuals, personal Brain activity as they perform their Practices.
The author also stated " I Think I still have the same level of Uncertainty about God's existence" The Author explains that he's still Uncertain about whether god is real or not, Due to all his years of scientific research.
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