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Neuroscience and the premature death of the soul

More profoundly, Wolfe wondered whether neuroscience would eliminate the popular notion of the soul – nothing but a poetic name for “the self”, he admitted – as he feared we might lose our moral compass unless the discoveries were accompanied by an understanding that brain science does not “diminish the richness of life, the magic of art, or the righteousness of political causes”.

Source: Neuroscience and the premature death of the soul | Science | The Guardian

About Dr Ramesh Manocha

Dr Ramesh Manocha MBBS BSc (med) PhD is a GP, educator and researcher. His PhD was completed at the Royal Hospital for Women and focused on the scientific evaluation of meditation and the mental silence experience. Ramesh is currently a senior lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry at Sydney University and is also the founder and convenor of Generation Next, a national circuit of professional development seminars for education, health and welfare professionals. View all posts by Dr Ramesh Manocha →

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