In reading an article on how the brain processes sin, (Discovery Magazine) it was very interesting to note that God designed us with the ability to choose: a free will area of the brain. It is proven in all the tests. The scientists had almost 3 pages on how sin was perceived in our brains and what areas were 'lit up' by that sin and how pleasurable that sin was to the brain (and person). In the very last paragraph 'virtue' was studied. Amazingly virtue beat any sin in 'lighting up' the brain in a fireworks of pleasure.
"Jordan Grafman recently found that virtue literally is its own reward. Altruistic behavior sends reward-related brain systems into a pleasurable tizzy—even more so than the prospect of self-interested gain. “The big punch line is that all things being equal, your reward system fires off a lot more when you’re giving than when you’re taking,” says Grafman, who is chief of the cognitive neuroscience section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Call it the dirty little secret about being good: It might be even more fun than being wicked."
Kinda makes you want to say 'DUH'...doesn't it?
1 comment:
oh yeah....WELL DUH for sure!!! :o)
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