Dr. Andrew Newberg

Catholic or all Muslim, Jewish, whatever, and ask them about their traditions, you're still going to get different answers. I always argue that if there's whatever, seven or eight billion people on the planet, there's seven or eight billion religions on the planet. There's seven, eight billion political ideas about the world.

So obviously they tend to group around certain, they coalesce around certain ideas that seem to make sense to people and that people can find universal qualities in. But yeah, I mean, I think a lot of it is the recognition

So obviously they tend to group around certain, they coalesce around certain ideas that seem to make sense to people and that people can find universal qualities in. But yeah, I mean, I think a lot of it is the recognition

So obviously they tend to group around certain, they coalesce around certain ideas that seem to make sense to people and that people can find universal qualities in. But yeah, I mean, I think a lot of it is the recognition

of the humanity of the fact that well we are all part of this process of trying to learn and understand and so maybe you're not evil if you've come to a different conclusion you're just a different another human being who's come to a different conclusion

of the humanity of the fact that well we are all part of this process of trying to learn and understand and so maybe you're not evil if you've come to a different conclusion you're just a different another human being who's come to a different conclusion

of the humanity of the fact that well we are all part of this process of trying to learn and understand and so maybe you're not evil if you've come to a different conclusion you're just a different another human being who's come to a different conclusion

It's a really interesting question. And I guess, as I often wind up answering questions about the brain, it's always far more complex than we ever hope. It's never an ability to say, oh, yep, here it is. This is the end. It's just their amygdala is to this or their hippocampus is to that.

It's a really interesting question. And I guess, as I often wind up answering questions about the brain, it's always far more complex than we ever hope. It's never an ability to say, oh, yep, here it is. This is the end. It's just their amygdala is to this or their hippocampus is to that.

It's a really interesting question. And I guess, as I often wind up answering questions about the brain, it's always far more complex than we ever hope. It's never an ability to say, oh, yep, here it is. This is the end. It's just their amygdala is to this or their hippocampus is to that.

Because part of the problem is, as I was just pointing out, we come into each perspective through our genetics, through our brain processes, our development, our parents, and all these things, all these factors, which then, while we have... fairly similar brains, we all have frontal lobes, we all have temporal lobes, we all have limbic systems.

Because part of the problem is, as I was just pointing out, we come into each perspective through our genetics, through our brain processes, our development, our parents, and all these things, all these factors, which then, while we have... fairly similar brains, we all have frontal lobes, we all have temporal lobes, we all have limbic systems.

Because part of the problem is, as I was just pointing out, we come into each perspective through our genetics, through our brain processes, our development, our parents, and all these things, all these factors, which then, while we have... fairly similar brains, we all have frontal lobes, we all have temporal lobes, we all have limbic systems.

The way they're connected, the amount of different neurotransmitters, chemicals in the brain like dopamine and serotonin and so forth, are all a little bit different.

The way they're connected, the amount of different neurotransmitters, chemicals in the brain like dopamine and serotonin and so forth, are all a little bit different.

The way they're connected, the amount of different neurotransmitters, chemicals in the brain like dopamine and serotonin and so forth, are all a little bit different.

And I think part of the challenge that we have is while we can look at different groups of people and say, well, overall, if you have a sense of meaning and purpose, you're more likely to have more dopamine than somebody who doesn't, for example.

And I think part of the challenge that we have is while we can look at different groups of people and say, well, overall, if you have a sense of meaning and purpose, you're more likely to have more dopamine than somebody who doesn't, for example.

And I think part of the challenge that we have is while we can look at different groups of people and say, well, overall, if you have a sense of meaning and purpose, you're more likely to have more dopamine than somebody who doesn't, for example.

There's too much overlap and it really does become a challenge, I think, to figure out all the different elements, all the different factors that make up those differences. And again, even when you think about something like meaning and purpose, some people may find meaning and purpose through a spiritual lens that God has created me. I'm in the image of God and I have a very strong faith.