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The spiritual brain : a neuroscientist's case for the existence of the soul
Title:
The spiritual brain : a neuroscientist's case for the existence of the soul
Author:
Beauregard, Mario.
ISBN:
9780060858834
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperOne, c2007.
Physical Description:
xvi, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Toward a spiritual neuroscience -- Is there a God program? -- Does the God module even exist? -- The strange case of the God helmet -- Are mind and brain identical? -- Toward a nonmaterialist science of mind -- Who has mystical experiences and what triggers them? -- Do religious, spiritual, or mystical experiences change lives? -- The Carmelite studies : a new direction? -- Did God create the brain or does the brain create God?
Abstract:
Draws on high-profile brain and near-death-experience research to present a case for God's existence as indicated by neuroscience, arguing that God, rather than brain neurons, is directly responsible for creating spiritual experiences.
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