The pursuit of immortality: from the ego to the soul.
Lisa Miller, Kenneth Miller, John Haught, Nancey Murphy
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences October 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06183.x via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA panel of an evolutionary biologist and two theologians discusses questions about immortality, the existence of the soul beyond the body, and scientific evidence for mystical experience, drawing on cultural, historical, and scientific perspectives. The conversation, moderated by a journalist, took place at the New York Academy of Sciences and is presented as an edited transcript.
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Abstract
Moderated by Lisa Miller from Newsweek, evolutionary biologist Kenneth Miller (Brown University) and theologians John Haught (Georgetown University) and Nancey Murphy (Fuller Theological Seminary) discuss the questions Are we immortal? Do our souls exist beyond our bodies? and What scientific evidence is there for mystical experience? from a cultural, historical, and scientific perspective. The following is an edited transcript of the discussion that occurred March 23, 2011, 7:00-8:15 PM, at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.