Neuroscientist Finds God — Science Can't Explain What Happened

I love learning and teaching science. I I love learning and teaching science. I hope that's obvious to people. But it's hope that's obvious to people. But it's hope that's obvious to people. But it's my one wish for for people that at some my one wish for for people that at some my one wish for for people that at some point in their life they at least point in their life they at least point in their life they at least explore the possibility. If I look back explore the possibility. If I look back explore the possibility. If I look back on my life, by and large I'm very very on my life, by and large I'm very very on my life, by and large I'm very very happy with the decisions I made. And I happy with the decisions I made. And I happy with the decisions I made. And I was happy to discover resistance was happy to discover resistance was happy to discover resistance training and running and neuroscience training and running and neuroscience training and running and neuroscience and you know, cuttlefish and ferrets and and you know, cuttlefish and ferrets and and you know, cuttlefish and ferrets and amazing relationship to family and amazing relationship to family and amazing relationship to family and friends and I'm very blessed in my friends and I'm very blessed in my friends and I'm very blessed in my personal life and my romantic life. Like personal life and my romantic life. Like personal life and my romantic life. Like it's overwhelmingly positive despite a it's overwhelmingly positive despite a it's overwhelmingly positive despite a lot of strain and hardship. But the one lot of strain and hardship. But the one lot of strain and hardship. But the one thing that I wish that I had done thing that I wish that I had done thing that I wish that I had done earlier was to earlier was to earlier was to stop resisting the voice in my head that stop resisting the voice in my head that stop resisting the voice in my head that said, you know, I think I think there's said, you know, I think I think there's said, you know, I think I think there's a God and I'm going to pray. I kept a God and I'm going to pray. I kept a God and I'm going to pray. I kept pushing that away. It was like pushing that away. It was like pushing that away. It was like incompatible with my notion of what it incompatible with my notion of what it incompatible with my notion of what it meant to be [music] a scientist. meant to be [music] a scientist. meant to be [music] a scientist. >> He spent his whole life doing this >> He spent his whole life doing this >> He spent his whole life doing this thing. Hey man, it feels like faith is thing. Hey man, it feels like faith is thing. Hey man, it feels like faith is incompatible with with science and being incompatible with with science and being incompatible with with science and being a scientist. When I was growing up, a scientist. When I was growing up, a scientist. When I was growing up, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> that was like the dominant narrative. >> that was like the dominant narrative. >> that was like the dominant narrative. It's hey man, like science and faith It's hey man, like science and faith It's hey man, like science and faith completely incompatible. People thought completely incompatible. People thought completely incompatible. People thought cells cells cells >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> were just sort of amorphous blobs. Now >> were just sort of amorphous blobs. Now >> were just sort of amorphous blobs. Now they know like there's like a complex they know like there's like a complex they know like there's like a complex human city human city human city inside of every one of your cells.

inside of every one of your cells. inside of every one of your cells. Protein delivery mechanisms. There's a Protein delivery mechanisms. There's a Protein delivery mechanisms. There's a human language written into the double human language written into the double human language written into the double helix inside of every DNA strand of your helix inside of every DNA strand of your helix inside of every DNA strand of your body that's more complex than a computer body that's more complex than a computer body that's more complex than a computer programming language. Like here's why I programming language. Like here's why I programming language. Like here's why I think some intellectuals are starting to think some intellectuals are starting to think some intellectuals are starting to kind of go like, hey man, kind of go like, hey man, kind of go like, hey man, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> as opposed to atheism and agnosticism, >> as opposed to atheism and agnosticism, >> as opposed to atheism and agnosticism, I've got a problem to deal with. Guys I've got a problem to deal with. Guys I've got a problem to deal with. Guys like that are starting to realize, man, like that are starting to realize, man, like that are starting to realize, man, an atheist has to believe in at least an atheist has to believe in at least an atheist has to believe in at least six miracles. six miracles. six miracles. They got to believe in something from They got to believe in something from They got to believe in something from nothing, nothing, nothing, order from chaos, life from non-life, order from chaos, life from non-life, order from chaos, life from non-life, personal from the non-personal, personal from the non-personal, personal from the non-personal, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> reason from non-reason, and morality >> reason from non-reason, and morality >> reason from non-reason, and morality from matter. And dude, for guys like from matter. And dude, for guys like from matter. And dude, for guys like this, it's becoming really difficult to this, it's becoming really difficult to this, it's becoming really difficult to believe that everything and everyone believe that everything and everyone believe that everything and everyone came from nothing and no one. But watch came from nothing and no one. But watch came from nothing and no one. But watch what he says happened to him what he says happened to him what he says happened to him >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> when he starts moving towards Jesus. And >> when he starts moving towards Jesus. And >> when he starts moving towards Jesus. And I said it then and I'll say it again now I said it then and I'll say it again now I said it then and I'll say it again now like I'm 50 and for the first time in my like I'm 50 and for the first time in my like I'm 50 and for the first time in my life, in my entire life, life, in my entire life, life, in my entire life, I've experienced sustained I've experienced sustained I've experienced sustained times of real deep peace. times of real deep peace. times of real deep peace. Like just peace. Like that just the like Like just peace. Like that just the like Like just peace. Like that just the like everything's okay. Everything is as it everything's okay. Everything is as it everything's okay. Everything is as it should be. Not just some little mantra should be. Not just some little mantra should be. Not just some little mantra that you say when you're on the big that you say when you're on the big that you say when you're on the big surcoast. [music] surcoast. [music] surcoast. [music] >> Toss. He says for some of my life I'm >> Toss. He says for some of my life I'm >> Toss. He says for some of my life I'm experiencing real sustained peace. So experiencing real sustained peace. So experiencing real sustained peace. So I'll just toss this out. Saint Augustine I'll just toss this out. Saint Augustine I'll just toss this out. Saint Augustine said this in his confessions.

said this in his confessions. said this in his confessions. He said you have made us for yourself, He said you have made us for yourself, He said you have made us for yourself, oh Lord, and our heart [music] is oh Lord, and our heart [music] is oh Lord, and our heart [music] is restless until it rests in you. restless until it rests in you. restless until it rests in you. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> And what you got right there is you got >> And what you got right there is you got >> And what you got right there is you got a scientist who's like been all up here. a scientist who's like been all up here. a scientist who's like been all up here. I got to understand [music] I got to I got to understand [music] I got to I got to understand [music] I got to understand I got to understand it. He's understand I got to understand it. He's understand I got to understand it. He's like I got peace. Bro, he's literally like I got peace. Bro, he's literally like I got peace. Bro, he's literally saying, I can't quite explain [music] saying, I can't quite explain [music] saying, I can't quite explain [music] it. it. it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I got this peace that surpasses >> I got this peace that surpasses >> I got this peace that surpasses understanding. That sounds a little understanding. That sounds a little understanding. That sounds a little familiar, by the way. familiar, by the way. familiar, by the way. In order to get the peace that surpasses In order to get the peace that surpasses In order to get the peace that surpasses understanding, you have to give up your understanding, you have to give up your understanding, you have to give up your right to understand. And you got this right to understand. And you got this right to understand. And you got this guy that's going, hey man, if God's the guy that's going, hey man, if God's the guy that's going, hey man, if God's the size of the Pacific Ocean and my mind's size of the Pacific Ocean and my mind's size of the Pacific Ocean and my mind's [music] the size of a Coke can, [music] the size of a Coke can, [music] the size of a Coke can, there's probably going to be some things there's probably going to be some things there's probably going to be some things that don't fit. that don't fit. that don't fit. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But man, when I get up in there, there's >> But man, when I get up in there, there's >> But man, when I get up in there, there's some peace [music] I've never had some peace [music] I've never had some peace [music] I've never had before.