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You're listening to episode 259 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World,

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about whether it's possible to weigh the human soul.

I'm Don Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. Hey Jimmy, howdy, Dom.

So what is the human soul? Is it something that could ever be scientifically detected?

In 1901, an American physician named Duncan McDougall decided to try and find out.

He shocked many people, including fellow scientists, when he published his results,

which showed a measurable loss of something at the moment of death.

Had McDougall detected the departure of the human soul?

Was his interpretation of his findings correct?

And what have other researchers found?

That's what we'll be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

Jimmy, what should we say to begin?

This one is going to be really, really weird,

easily one of the weirdest things that we've ever covered and maybe the weirdest.

And no, it's not an April Fools episode.

Also, during one segment today, we'll be speaking with John G. Kruth,

the executive director of the Rhine Research Center, who has done research pertaining to our topic today.

So who's the main figure in our mystery?

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