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Understanding where science can take us when viewed without the lens of materialism.

In Brain Wars, acclaimed neuroscientist Mario Beauregard reveals compelling new evidence set to provoke a major shift in our understanding of the mind-body debate: research showing that the mind and consciousness are transmitted and filtered through the brain—but are not generated by it. Following his boundary-breaking neuroscience book The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, coauthored with Denyse O’Leary, Brain Wars makes a powerful and provocative case against the widely held view equating human beings to complex biological computers. Like Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Beauregard believes that consciousness is more than simply a physical process that takes place in the brain. And here, he presents the evidence to prove it. Brain Wars will revolutionize the way we think about thinking forever.

Do religious experiences stem from God or are they simply neurological events? Neuroscientist Mario Beauregard, through his research with Carmelite nuns, presents evidence that genuine spiritual events can be documented and have a nonmaterial origin. He argues against the prevailing scientific view that reduces these experiences to mere brain activity, asserting that it is God who creates our spiritual encounters. The authors critique recent efforts to identify a "God gene" or to claim that our brains are "hardwired" for religion, including the controversial "God helmet" that purportedly induces mystical experiences. They contend that such approaches are misguided, as they diminish the richness of spiritual experiences to mere material phenomena. Many scientists, they argue, overlook compelling evidence that contradicts their materialistic biases, adhering to the belief that only the physical world is real. This perspective fails to account for phenomena such as mind over matter, intuition, and the placebo effect, as well as near-death experiences and psychic premonitions. Traditional scientific explanations often dismiss these occurrences as delusions, yet by delving into recent neurological research, the authors seek to uncover their true origins and significance.