It controls the desire to eat, drink, attack, or engage in sex, with sexuality and pleasure as its utmost concern (Joseph 112). ... This limbic system nucleus enables humans to "hear sweet sounds, recall bitter memories, or determine if something is spiritually significant, sexually enticing, or good to eat" (Joseph 112). ... The fact that these limbic system nuclei and the temporal lobe are common to all people could explain why the belief in souls, spirits, and mystical experiences is present in all cultures worldwide and throughout time. ... Even ancients closely associated the spiritual ...

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