Today, host Dr. Robert J. Marks continues his conversation with neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor about his new book The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul. In this segment, Dr. Egnor describes how a crisis involving his infant son’s potential autism led him to have a profound spiritual experience in a hospital chapel, causing him to embrace Christianity despite previously being a committed atheist. The discussion then explores how many of the founding scientists of the modern scientific method, such as Copernicus, Newton, and Kepler, were deeply religious, suggesting there is no inherent conflict between science and faith. Egnor and Marks also examine philosophical arguments for the existence of God made by Thomas Aquinas, as well as the relationship between faith, joy, and happiness. As Dr. Marks puts it, “Dr. Egnor’s story reminds us that the most profound discoveries aren’t always the ones that are made under a microscope.”

Additional Resources

• The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul 
• Michael Egnor at Discovery Institute