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How to (scientifically) experience God

Fellow intellectual geeks may find the following article on the (non-) experience of God (i.e. what to do to experience God) of interest. The author applies recent cognitive and neuro-science studies to argue that practicing sustained attention (acting as if it were true), repetition, and positive emotion, can all increase the likelihood of experiencing God. None of this is will be a surprise for us (keep at prayer, trust that something will happen, gravitate to positive ways of doing prayer...), but it's nice to see it linked to recent science. The article is free to view: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/moth.12684