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Q&A : ARE YOU A BODY WITH A MIND OR A MIND WITH A BODY?

ARE YOU A BODY WITH A MIND OR 

A MIND WITH A BODY? - 

MARYAM ALIMARDANI

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Sep 25, 2017

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Our bodies – the physical, biological parts of us — and our minds — the thinking, conscious aspects — have a complicated, tangled relationship. Which one primarily defines you or your self? Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? Maryam Alimardani investigates.

Lesson by Maryam Alimardani, directed by Ivana Bošnjak & Thomas Johnson.

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Q&A : CAN RELIGION BE EXPLAINED WITHOUT GOD?

PATRICK MCNAMARA -

CAN RELIGION BE EXPLAINED WITHOUT 

GOD?

1,975 views•Nov 17, 2020

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Religion without God? Most people believe that God exists and religion is God's revelation. But some say religion, particularly the organization of religion into institutions, needs nothing supernatural to begin, develop and multiply. In other words, religion without God can flourish because personal psychology and group sociology drive religion.

 

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Patrick McNamara is Director of the Evolutionary Neurobehavior Laboratory in the Department of Neurology at the BU School of Medicine and the VA New England HealthCare System.

 

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