Author: Sharon Dirckx

Does brain activity mean God isn’t real?

Brain activity during prayer does not negate God. In fact, philosophers such as Alston, Plantinga and Swinburne argue that authentic religious experiences more generally are evidence for God. And if God does exist, then it comes as no surprise that he would make us such that our brains are active when we encounter him. This kind of data is not a threat to religious belief.

Where is God to be found in natural disasters?

Posted by Sharon Dirckx | Suffering

We can barely go for a couple of months without hearing of a new disaster. How do we make sense of natural disasters and God?

God and neuroscience: we are more than just our brains

Posted by Sharon Dirckx | Science

In her latest book, ‘Am I Just My Brain?, neuroscientist and OCCA Fellow Sharon Dirckx lays out...

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