Could the human soul ever be scientifically detected? Could it even be weighed? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinellil discuss a series of experiments that claimed to detect the departure of the soul at death, whether that's possible, and what other researchers have found.AI-powered
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Weighing the Soul? (Scientific evidence for the human soul? Spirit? Life after death?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Dr. McDougall's experiments were criticized by the skeptical community for being too hurried. He says he was trying to be careful and did not want his data spoiled even when it agreed with good data. "People in the skeptical community like to dump on McDougall and portray him in his experiments as ridiculous because it doesn't fit their narrative"
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