There was an experiment conducted a while ago where psychologists gave mind altering drug to native american indians and anglo saxon americans. The first group reported having most fantasticly uplifting spiritual experiences while the latter group reported having most terribly frightening experiences. (this was a while ago when ethics comittees used to approv these kind of experiments).
I suppose this says a lot about how beliefs (especially unconscious ones derived socially and developmentally) affect our emotional responses and experiences.
On the other hand, if you search raw food forums, a lot of people there experiences hightened sense of sprirituality and great emotional calmness once they start eating raw. So maybe sugar ad processed foods, including fried fats and charcoaled meats are doing something to the body that is hard to resist with positive though alone.
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