Can Science and Spirituality Coexist? | Dr. Mona Sobhani

Mona Sobhani (0:00)

If it's not obvious, I mean, one is to stay open-minded and stay curious. Like one of my personal mantras now is radical curiosity. And anytime I find myself sticking to something, or like I did with you say, I believe, I try to remember, no, no, no, no. Stay radically curious.

Like let's just keep learning.

Michael Gervais (0:27)

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