Eric Steinhart - Is the Soul Immortal?

Get free access to Closer To Truth's library of 5,000 videos: https://closertotruth.com/ The claim that human beings have or are an ‘immortal soul’ goes back to the ancient Greeks, if not further. In a pre-scientific world, it would seem absurd for our inner awareness not to continue, irrespective of what happens to our bodies. Today science rejects the soul, yet there are diverse viewpoints around. Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Watch more interviews on souls and immortality: https://rb.gy/beci4 Eric Steinhart is a Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.