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Are Souls Real? (Hardcover)
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In an age dominated by science many traditional concepts are being
reevaluated in light of current knowledge about the physical and
biological world. Among the many religious notions passed down from
generation to generation, belief in the soul may be the most in
need of reconsideration. Despite its slightly antiquated nuances
and its fuzziness as a coherent idea, people today still refer to
the soul quite frequently We often hear such questions as: Can the
soul leave the body? Does the soul survive death? And if so, do the
souls of the departed occasionally appear to the living? But, given
what we now know about the brain, psychology, and body chemistry,
the skeptic may well ask, what meaning or relevance can this
medieval term possibly have?
Physicist Jerome W. Elbert takes up this intriguing issue in this
informative yet accessible study. He begins by reviewing the
ancient origins of the soul concept, looks at Christian beliefs and
pagan parallels, and then considers how the advance of science has
changed our fundamental understanding of the brain and
consciousness. These new scientific insights, he points out,
inevitably affect our traditional ideas about the soul. Moreover,
many contemporary dilemmas have much to do with whether or not we
posit the existence of a soul-for example, the question of free
will and the debate over abortion. Taking into consideration the
views of many recognized experts, he moves to the inescapable
conclusion that we can account for the nature of life, the mind,
and the human decision-making process without any need for the now
obsolete idea of a soul.
Insightful and absorbing, Are Souls Real? is popular science
writing at its best.
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