Many people intuitively sense a transcendent realm beyond the natural world, which secularism fails to address. Keller shares the story of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who returned to faith after realizing that secularism could not explain the reality of love, meaning, and morals. Kalanithi found that 'scientific knowledge [is] inapplicable' to the 'central aspects of human life' such as hope, love, and virtue. This realization led him to embrace the values of Christianity, which he found compelling and necessary for a fulfilling life. | Timothy Keller | Making Sense of God

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Many people intuitively sense a transcendent realm beyond the natural world, which secularism fails to address. Keller shares the story of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who returned to faith after realizing that secularism could not explain the reality of love, meaning, and morals. Kalanithi found that 'scientific knowledge [is] inapplicable' to the 'central aspects of human life' such as hope, love, and virtue. This realization led him to embrace the values of Christianity, which he found compelling and necessary for a fulfilling life.

-- Timothy Keller