The average forum member is of average intelligence in relation to the forum.
In relation to the overall population, the intelligence is above average. We are a self-selected group which is interested in religion, philosophy and sometimes politics/current events. Those interests are...
Never had the chance to try an Oculus or other VR kit.
As I see it, the "I" (mind, consciousness) is the software running on the brain (hardware). There is no such thing as a disembodied mind. You can, theoretically, separate the software from the hardware and run it on a different hardware...
There is evidence, but evidence for what?
There is some weak evidence for an afterlife (NDE).
There is evidence for some of the religions, e.g. some reports of Christians in the first century.
But where is the evidence for a "god"?
The OP is about differentiating between god and religion. I.e...
Maybe it is a purely physical illness?
The reigning theory of depression is a lack of neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and dopamine. I have chronic, recurring depression and most of the time there is no, or just a benign, reason for being depressed.
And it's failing. Iran is likely to have another revolution within the next 5 years. Turns out that young people don't want to be protected from "spiritual corruption".
I may have a different media diet than you, but I don't see Iran at the top of the "bad guys" list. There are North Korea, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the US who are either oppressing their own population or committing war crimes (or both).
I'd prefer India, the food is better.
(And India...
I had to look up "neet", only to realize that I am one and RF is a "neet forum" or is becoming one. With most of us retired or near retirement, it's only a matter of time.
Who or what is that "I" you are talking about now?
But the Oculus doesn't change the chemicals or electrical activity, it doesn't even change or replace your sensitive organs. (And it is only immersive when you suspend your disbelieve.)
Yes, psychedelics also only work as long as you suspend...
The phenomenon is the unexpected speed of the stars. Dark Matter is the name, though it is a misnomer as the explanation to the phenomenon doesn't have to be a form of matter, MoND could also explain it. And the scientific community agrees that the stars move.
If you were ever near the coast, you could have watched a phenomenon. The water rises and falls about twice a day.
Poseidon has a pet serpent, a real giant serpent that sleeps under the sea, and she breathes water in and out about twice a day. The serpent is called Tide.
That's an example of how...
We know something about Dark Matter and Dark Energy, they are phenomena. We just don't know what exactly causes the phenomena.
"God" is not a moniker for a physical phenomenon. (Well, maybe someone has used "god" to describe a phenomenon - but most people don't agree.)
That's why I identify as an Agnostic. I let others contemplate about the existence of gods. There is enough evidence for me to know that nobody even knows what a god is. No need to ponder the existence of something nobody knows anything about.
Without that sensationalism, we wouldn't have RF because we wouldn't have religions. Religions are conspiracy theories that were very interesting to some people, and nobody bothered to debunk them in time.