Monday, September 30, 2013

Revelation and Hallucination - Are they the same thing?


I am interested in understanding human mind's capacity to communicate with the divine.
Please share your thoughts and observation from a scientific/logical point of view.

Answers that I am looking for:
  1. Exactly what was happening in the minds and bodies of prophets like Moses, Jesus, Mohammad and some of the recent claimants of prophet hood like Joseph Smith, Baha-Ullah and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
  2. What do scientists know about the inner working of human brain and how do they differentiate between Revelation and hallucination.
  3. What is the difference between a revelation and hallucination. Are they like two different radio stations broadcasting on the same frequency?