I recommend reading the remainder of this book. i will point out that a minor difference will become apparent for those who may have read my books and previous blog posts. dr. egnor appears to conflate spirit and soul in mankind, both being immaterial and immortal. i distinguish between the two entities but agree that both are immaterial and immortal. dr. egnor and denyse o’leary, his coauthor, have written a book with a powerful, everlasting message. they have confirmed, as i have posited in my writings with compelling evidence, that dualist interactionism correctly describes the reality of bidirectional interaction between the immaterial mind of man, including the mind of god, and the material components of the brain, its synaptic networks. that god created man with this interactive reality reflects god’s intent to have a personal relationship with us.
i conclude this series of blog posts based on selected comments from dr. egnor’s book with the following excerpt:
“we cannot enter eternity justified by our own lives - i have not lived a single day that would make me proud before god. the immortality of my soul and the eternal consequences of my life mean that i need to be forgiven. i need to place my trust in someone who bore my sins, and i need to accept his grace. scripture, self-reflection, and science all point to this reality about us. we are embodied spirits [with souls] who need god’s love and forgiveness, now and in eternity.”