title: The pursuit of immortality: from the ego to the soul.
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.
authors: Lisa
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authors: Miller
authors: Kenneth
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authors: Miller
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Haught
authors: Nancey
authors: N
authors: Murphy
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D004532:Ego; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical / Q000502:physiology; D012070:Religion and Science; D012072:Religious Philosophies; D028725:Theology