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Apr 18
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E206: The Scientific Evidence for the So...

Lila Rose
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Does the soul survive death—or is consciousness just brain chemistry? In this mind-bending episode, Father Spitzer takes us into the eerie world where science meets the supernatural. He shares real cases that defy everything we thought we knew: patients speaking with no brain activity, a man living a normal life with almost no brain, and a 4-year-old recounting his sister’s miscarriage—before he was even born. Even unborn babies might experience consciousness.


If the brain isn’t the source of consciousness, science may be closer to proving the soul than ever before.


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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:09 - Fr Spitzer’s background

00:06:40 - Is logic from the soul or brain?

00:10:26 - EveryLife

00:11:26 - Understanding the human brain

00:14:09 - If you had a brain transplant, would you still be you?

00:16:21 - Self consciousness survives death

00:22:00 - Good Ranchers

00:23:13 - Is the brain really necessary?

00:32:29 - Seven Weeks

00:33:16 - These are secular, not religious, arguments

00:43:27 - Lucidity hour before death

00:55:29 - Consciousness and Ab*rtion

01:06:45 - Personality Disorders

01:08:47 - Narcissists

01:12:46 - Transhumanism, etc

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