Brain Wars The Scientific Battle Over The Existence Of The Mind

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These profound questions have provoked considerable debate throughout history and have over several centuries led cultures to develop beliefs about human nature, immortality and the afterlife. Scientists working under the presumption that matter is all that exists have concluded that consciousness can be seen as simply a collection of nerve cells in the brain.

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• The Spiritual Brain di Mario Beauregard (2008)