Quote by Eben Alexander
I maintain that the human mystery is incredibly demeaned by scientific reductionism, with its claim in promissory materialism to account eventually for all of the spiritual world in terms of patterns of neuronal activity. This belief must be classed as a superstition.... we have to recognize that we are spiritual beings with souls existing in a spiritual world as well as material beings with bodies and brains existing in a material world.
Summary
This quote criticizes scientific reductionism, which seeks to explain all aspects of spirituality in terms of neuronal patterns alone. The author argues that reducing the complexities of human existence to neuronal activity devalues the mystery and richness of being human. By asserting that humans are not solely material beings but also spiritual beings with souls, they emphasize the existence of a spiritual world in parallel to the material world. The quote thus calls for a recognition of the spiritual dimension within humans alongside their physical existence.
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