Is a soul a magic thing that operates outside of physics? I can accept that there are physical processes that are not yet understood. It is not meaningful to suggest there are processes happening outside the universe that effect the universe. That would be a confusion of terms.
it is a mistake to think that a professional, world-class research level, knowledge >of physics, neuroscience, mathematics, or computer science necessarily inclines >one towards the soulless viewpoint.
Since no one can even coherently suggest what the physical process might be for consciousness other than by looking at the evidence we have for thought and mind in the human brain, there really is no other possible position for science to take. If you’ve got science compartmentalized into another magisterium that is separate from “things I know about the world” then there is not much more to say.
Is a soul a magic thing that operates outside of physics? I can accept that there are physical processes that are not yet understood. It is not meaningful to suggest there are processes happening outside the universe that effect the universe. That would be a confusion of terms.
Since no one can even coherently suggest what the physical process might be for consciousness other than by looking at the evidence we have for thought and mind in the human brain, there really is no other possible position for science to take. If you’ve got science compartmentalized into another magisterium that is separate from “things I know about the world” then there is not much more to say.