What is Brian D Smith's definitive approach to blending science and faith?

I’m Brian D. Smith—grief guide, life coach, and host of the Grief 2 Growth podcast.

My “definitive” approach is this: science and faith are both ways of knowing, and when they disagree, I keep asking questions until they line up. I don’t throw science out, and I don’t throw spirituality out—I test spiritual claims the way an engineer would, but I interpret data with a father’s heart.

So I:

1. Look for evidence (NDEs, mediumship research, consciousness studies)
2. Weigh consistency across stories, cultures, and experiments
3. Keep what is both loving and plausible, and let the rest go

In short: evidence sets the floor, love sets the filter.

What part of blending science and faith are you wrestling with most right now?