The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg More Than Evolution Requires | Interview: Charles Murray
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Oct 23, 2025 
Charles Murray, an Emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author, delves into profound topics from his book, *Taking Religion Seriously*. He discusses his spiritual journey influenced by his wife, explores the existence of God, and shares thoughts on life after death. Murray explains near-death experiences and their implications on consciousness and materialism. He also touches on the historicity of the Gospels and the moral arguments from C.S. Lewis. Their keen debates navigate belief and evidence, making for a thought-provoking conversation.
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Catalyst Moment Behind A Spiritual Journey
- Charles Murray recounts his wife Catherine's moment of maternal love that felt 'beyond evolution required.'
- That moment began her conversion to Quaker spirituality and launched Murray's long, hesitant religious journey.
Spiritual Sensitivity As A Human Trait
- Murray proposes spiritual sensitivity is a distinct human capacity, separate from IQ.
- He argues skeptics without that sensitivity need workarounds to evaluate spiritual claims.
Existence Question Spurs Theism
- The question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' nudged Murray toward believing in a creator.
- He found cosmological explanations that avoid an initial creation unsatisfying and still requiring a miracle assumption.
