The link between depression and chemical imbalances in the brain is less settled than previously thought.

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

According to new research, that leading theory that the brain chemical serotonin controls feelings of depression is in question.

As psychiatrist Mark Horowitz and Joanna Moncrief write, quote, our study shows that this view is not supported by scientific

evidence. Related studies show, for example, that when people believe their depression is the

result of mere brain chemistry, their self-confidence and ability to change plummet. Ironically,

they also tend to feel more stigma, not less. Christians, of course, have nothing to fear from

the insights of science, and findings like

these really matter. It confirms what a Christian worldview already confirms, that people are not

merely their brains, nor are they at the mercy of chemical forces. Thinking that everything about

us is located in the brain is the inevitable conclusion of materialism. It's an idea that has real

consequences.

Our brains are a big part of what we are,

but they're not all of who we are.

A worldview that's limited only to material components

is just too small for reality.

That's a conclusion that the science is beginning to show.

I'm John Stone Street.