The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul
 

The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul

by Mario Beauregard, Denyse O'Leary

Do religious experiences come from God, or are they merely the random firing of neurons in the brain? Drawing on his own research with Carmelite nuns, neuroscientist Mario Beauregard shows that genuine, life-changing spiritual events can be documented. He offers compelling evidence that religious experiences have a nonmaterial origin, making a convincing case for what many in scientific... (read more)

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This is a new book written by neuroscientist Mario Beauregard with the assistance of journalist Denyse O’Leary. It takes the nonmaterialist position that the mind and brain are distinct. It explains at considerable length the very reasonable flaws with materialism as a philosophy of science. The book delves into a wide range of issues from phobias and placebos to brain patterns during deep spiritual states.



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