Dr. Andrew Newberg

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.

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.

Christian belief, whatever it is that the person believes. And that's where they derive meaning and purpose. I know before we got on, we were talking about football. For a football player, maybe meaning and purpose is by playing football. There's been some great movies where it's like you were born to be a football player, you were born to be a hockey player, whatever.

Christian belief, whatever it is that the person believes. And that's where they derive meaning and purpose. I know before we got on, we were talking about football. For a football player, maybe meaning and purpose is by playing football. There's been some great movies where it's like you were born to be a football player, you were born to be a hockey player, whatever.

Christian belief, whatever it is that the person believes. And that's where they derive meaning and purpose. I know before we got on, we were talking about football. For a football player, maybe meaning and purpose is by playing football. There's been some great movies where it's like you were born to be a football player, you were born to be a hockey player, whatever.

And that's a sense of meaning and purpose. And in today's world, I think where the political spectrum has really risen to the fore and that becomes their sense. It's being a Republican, it's being a Democrat that sort of gives them that sense of meaning and purpose. So those distinctions then wind up leading to different ways of thinking about things.

And that's a sense of meaning and purpose. And in today's world, I think where the political spectrum has really risen to the fore and that becomes their sense. It's being a Republican, it's being a Democrat that sort of gives them that sense of meaning and purpose. So those distinctions then wind up leading to different ways of thinking about things.

And that's a sense of meaning and purpose. And in today's world, I think where the political spectrum has really risen to the fore and that becomes their sense. It's being a Republican, it's being a Democrat that sort of gives them that sense of meaning and purpose. So those distinctions then wind up leading to different ways of thinking about things.

And of course, scientists will say, yes, it's about asking questions about discovering the world and things like that, which is my sense of meaning and purpose. So some of them are more cognitive, some of them are more emotional. And I think in the end,

And of course, scientists will say, yes, it's about asking questions about discovering the world and things like that, which is my sense of meaning and purpose. So some of them are more cognitive, some of them are more emotional. And I think in the end,

And of course, scientists will say, yes, it's about asking questions about discovering the world and things like that, which is my sense of meaning and purpose. So some of them are more cognitive, some of them are more emotional. And I think in the end,

We don't really see clear way of distinguishing those people who are more religious or less religious or more have a greater sense of meaning and purpose than others. We can point to certain areas of our brain.

We don't really see clear way of distinguishing those people who are more religious or less religious or more have a greater sense of meaning and purpose than others. We can point to certain areas of our brain.

We don't really see clear way of distinguishing those people who are more religious or less religious or more have a greater sense of meaning and purpose than others. We can point to certain areas of our brain.

We know having that sense of meaning and purpose does involve a lot of our sort of cognitive areas, parts of our frontal lobe that help us to focus our mind and focus our consciousness on different ways of thinking. There's certainly some elements of emotional content to make us feel comfortable and calm within that sense of meaning and purpose.

We know having that sense of meaning and purpose does involve a lot of our sort of cognitive areas, parts of our frontal lobe that help us to focus our mind and focus our consciousness on different ways of thinking. There's certainly some elements of emotional content to make us feel comfortable and calm within that sense of meaning and purpose.

We know having that sense of meaning and purpose does involve a lot of our sort of cognitive areas, parts of our frontal lobe that help us to focus our mind and focus our consciousness on different ways of thinking. There's certainly some elements of emotional content to make us feel comfortable and calm within that sense of meaning and purpose.

And so those are all aspects that are part of that process. But the exact thing that kind of leads towards a given individual's perspective on things is often very challenging to really unravel as far as a brain scan study goes.

And so those are all aspects that are part of that process. But the exact thing that kind of leads towards a given individual's perspective on things is often very challenging to really unravel as far as a brain scan study goes.

And so those are all aspects that are part of that process. But the exact thing that kind of leads towards a given individual's perspective on things is often very challenging to really unravel as far as a brain scan study goes.