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Evidence for the Soul? A Reply to Michael Shermer

Have scientists discovered the human soul? Research on mental health suggests that the mind appears to manifest certain soul-like attributes, namely, the experience of reward and punishment.

by John Gravino

St. Paul, Neuroscientist for the Ages: How Neuroscience Agrees with the Apostle That the Loss of Religion Means the Loss of Our Minds and Souls

Science is discovering the truth of St. Paul’s writings. And the horrible truth science is discovering? Secularism is not ushering in an enlightenment, but a mental health apocalypse instead.

by John Gravino

The Cost of Doing Nothing, Part 2: The Heresies of Fr. William Long

[This is the second installment of a series. For part 1, click here.] Apostasy is spreading like a California wildfire these days. Just take a look at these advertisements for the “World Meeting of Families,” a Catholic conference happening in Ireland next year. If you click on the link below you will discover that the […]

by John Gravino

Duke Powerpoint: “Does Religion Really Poison Everything? A Critical Review of New Atheist Perspectives on Religion and Science”

Here are the slides that went with my lecture at Duke Medical School. I believe all sources are adequately cited. I think I noticed a couple of slides where attributions were inadvertently/inexplicably cut off. I may make changes to some slides since I will certainly make use of this resource in the future. The slides […]

by John Gravino

Advertisement for My Duke Lecture—Happening 4-26-17

Just thought I would share this with you. It’s the advertisement for my Duke lecture that is going out to seminar participants. Title: “Does Religion Really Poison Everything? A Critical Review of New Atheist Perspectives on Religion and Science” In his 1999 book Rocks of Ages, the late Harvard biologist Stephen Jay Gould coined […]

by John Gravino

Why the LGBT Community Needs to Stop Fighting and Start Listening—to Christians

A few days ago, I got into an argument with a number of LGBT advocates on Twitter over one of my tweets. Here it is: @ZackFord @BrandanJR Why is mental health so poor in gays?It’s because they r bad Christians.Stick to the science: — John Gravino (@john_gravino) August 24, 2016 I was responding to the […]

by John Gravino

“If You Can Keep It,” by Eric Metaxas, Part 1

I am happy to announce that the New Walden Book Club (NWBC) is under way. Here is the first installment of our discussion of the new book by Eric Metaxas, If You Can Keep It. The video discusses the introduction to the book. There, Metaxas lays the groundwork for what I anticipate will be his argument, namely, […]

by John Gravino

Can I Define “Spiritual”? Can You Explain Prophecy?**

This week I have had several debates on Twitter about my book. A number of skeptics have been challenging my thesis that religious practices promote mental health and function. As I have pointed out repeatedly, this is more than a religious teaching; it is also a scientific finding—one that is being taken very seriously by the […]