In my discussions in many threads in this forum I come across a common issue: the clash of rational and emotional reasoning in explaining the supernatural.
Since evidence is accumulating for a genetic basis of the way we sense, think, and feel, it seems that our "rational" or "emotional" response to a given experience is based in our genes. As an example, many psychiatric or developmental syndromes prevent people from being emotional (or unemotional), or prevent proper intake and use of sensory information.
Given that genetic make-up influences the way we interact with reality, is it possible that some may be genetically "susceptible" to spiritual experiences, and others genetically "resistant"?
Why do some people see an apparent image of Jesus in the clouds as a sign from God, and others view the same as an interaction of atmosphere, chance, and human psychology?
In other words, could genetic make-up produce an individual incapable of accepting the supernatural, and thus incapable of "finding God"?
If so, what are the implications for salvation?