Koch and God

In his book The Quest for Consciousness Christoph Koch asked himself this question:

"What about religion? Most people on the planet believe in some sort of immortal soul that lives on after the body has died. What do you have to say to them?"

And his intriguing answer is:

"Well, many of these beliefs can't be reconciled with our current scientific world view. What is clear is that every conscious act or intention has some physical correlate. With the end of life, consciousness ceases, for without brain, there is no mind. Still, these irrevocable facts do not exclude some beliefs about the soul, ressurrection, and God" (p. 327)

I am still trying to understand this statement.

Iniciei hoje, 25 de Março de 2006, este blog com a esperança de encontrar alguém que esteja interessado em debater os problemas que se levantam quando confrontamos ciência e religião, e em compreender de que modo a evolução da auto-compreensão tanto da ciência como do cristianismo tem mudado os termos do problema e permitido novas soluções.