Vid, here.
Chopra has expressed an interest in design theory (though we are not clear what he knows about it), whereas Mlodinow and Hawking plump for materialist atheism. Anyway,
The debate between science and spirituality is framed as a knock down fight for truth with winner take all. But does it have to be that way? Deepak Chopra is a physician and one of the most highly regarded spiritual teachers in the world; and Leonard Mlodinow teaches at Cal Tech and co-authored, along with Stephen Hawking, “The Grand Design.” Chopra and Mlodinow wrote “War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality” to help start an intelligent and civil conversation about this very hot subject. (9/29/11)
These two seem to face off regularly. Here’s another one, moderated by Sally Quinn: