As in most intances, the biochemical mechanisms, such as qualia, are
often seen to be cause, and not a supporting mechanism to support the
spiritual growth of the individual.

We tell our children stories of the tooth fairy, the easter bunny etc,
not to mislead them, but to be able to communicate in a way that is
meaningfull and useful to them.

Adults are different only in the fact that not many see beyond such
stories as are common to all 'adult' societies. The shaman would tell
a story to the villages, just as the Dalai Lama, Pope and General
Motors do today. Then 'engage' the group consciousness to keep order
and conformity. The DL because he believes the Tibetans should stay in
the stone age, the Pope, because he sees hell if you dont reject
scientific proof, and GM? They and their like also create images
(stories) of what it means to be succesfull in life.Of course, the
qualia takes on the image, which has a trickle down effect.

One of the most significant mantras that came from the 'dream makers'
last century (South Pacific in this case)...was...

"In more philosophical terms, qualia are properties of sensory
experiences."

"The importance of qualia in philosophy of mind comes largely from the
fact that they are often seen as posing a fundamental problem for
physicalism. Much of the debate over their existence, however, hinges
on the debate over the precise definition of the term, as various
philosophers emphasize or deny the existence of certain properties."

"According to physicalism, the language of physics is the universal
language of science and, consequently, any knowledge can be brought
back to the statements on the physical objects."

"Scientific perspectives
V.S. Ramachandran and William Hirstein have proposed three laws of
qualia, or "functional criteria that need to be fulfilled in order for
certain neural events to be associated with qualia" by philosophers of
the mind:

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[E] - GODS/SPIRITS AS PARTNERS: IMAGINARY COMPANIONS/FRIENDS

Although we are not aware of it, the inference systems that manage our
interaction with other people are full-time workers. We constantly use
intuitions delivered by these systems. Indeed, we also use...