An Approach to Belief Systems in The Light of Brain Functions, Evolution Theory, The Cosmos and Quantum Theory

A lot of studies have backed the view that the temporal lobe's magnetic activation causes the feelings of God, feelings of oneness and union, and the feeling of talking to divine entities. Van Gogh, Dostoyevski and Joan of Arc are some of the people who have experienced this. Some of them inverted their feelings into art by using the inspiration the feelings provided to create masterpieces. Others may have wanted everybody to live in the peace and divinity that they lived. The brain's functions, hormones and the physical activity of the body influence the person. When the feeling in the temporal lobe is triggered, God feelings arise, so we can say that the functions of the brain are supporting the belief systems. Evolution Theory supports them as well, because gathering round a story renders the society strong and enables them to survive and reproduce. There are many other physiological and psychological reasons why people need belief systems; however, discoveries about the Cosmos and quantum theories do not support these belief systems. The Cosmos is approximately 14 billion years old. When the distance of some stars is calculated in light years, it reflects the Big Bang theory, the beginning of the universe. We see it now, but it has always existed. Time is not linear; everything exists at the same time. Quantum knowledge further proves to us that the basic structure of all matter is the same, and that, this is so possible because everything was created from gas and dust during the Big Bang. The essence of all matter in the universe is the same, and it is called strings. Moreover, these particles of matter recognize each other. According to the double-split experiment, photon and an electron can be at more than one place at the same time, and they can behave both as a wave and a particle. They can choose how to behave; when they are under observation they behave differently. This means that we are making choices as well. Belief systems are questioned in the light of all that knowledge, as well as taking into consideration the chaotic nature of the world at present.