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
The Role of Psychokinesis in Weight Loss
The McDougall results of weight loss, and the Hollander-Kruth results of weight gain, point in opposite directions. How could those be squared from a reason perspective? That's something we'd need further research and replication to clarify. If both findings hold up, there would be ways to reconcile them.
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