Does the Soul Still Matter?

To The Best of Our Knowledge | May 24, 2011

For centuries, we've been told the soul is what makes each of us unique. It's why we have moral responsibility. And it's the part of us that lives on after we die. But many scientists now say the soul is just an outdated myth, an idea that can be explained away by new insights from neuroscience and evolutionary biology. 

In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, does the soul still matter? We'll explore the question with scientists and philosophers.

Top Stories

Mamdani plans to build temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix crumbling part of BQE

Long Live the Art of Shoe-Leather Reporting!

Iran War Impasse

A Deep Dive on Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies

YOU ARE ONLINE