Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman on Prayer, God, & Spirituality with Lex Fridman - Commentary
Channel: Starts With Me
Date: 2023-08-31

Do scientists pray? Is it a sign of weakness or strength?

Psychotherapist Mike Stroh & Professor David Zarnett review the discussion between Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman on how prayer helps develop well-being, resilience and a connection to a higher power.

00:00 - Introduction: Can Atheists and Agnostics Pray? 
01:00 - Discussing Huberman's Take on Prayer and Faith
01:28 - Personal Spiritual Practices & the Decline of Religious Practice in Western Culture
03:50 - Andrew Huberman's Morning Meditation
05:57 - Introducing the Concept of Prayer
07:30 - The Impact of Morning Routines on Daily Life
10:51 - Acknowledging a Higher Power
12:12 - Understanding the Notion of God Working Through Us
13:40 - The Role of Religion in Self-Improvement
14:09 - Discussing the Concept of Character Defects
14:58 - Difference between prayer and meditation
16:06 - Discussing the Concept of Character Defects in AA
17:01 - The Importance of Acknowledging and Addressing Character Defects
19:45 - Discussing the Potential Ego Issues in Academia.
24:11 - Believing in Something Bigger than Ourselves & Giving Up Control
28:00 discovering truth, science or religion?
32:00 Humilty and acknowledging we cant control everything 
34:30 - Asking for help and guidance through prayer

I do believe that one can be an atheist and still pray or agnostic and still pray but for me it really came about through understanding that there are certain aspects of myself that I just couldn't resolve on my own if I just let go of my obsessive rationalistic mind or whatever problem-solving mind scientific approach to everything I can open because if we don't let go or if we don't acknowledge that we don't have all the answers or can't figure it out there's no space for God or prayer or what we're asking for to come in..

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