newburgh has scanned the brains of people of all faiths, those of no faith and those of deskrigs. like donna mitchell. in. >> when you're in that realm of praise, you just give over to the holy spirit. >> reporter: there are some people who argue that certain people are predisposed or hard wires toward trance sent don't experiences, and some are not. it's an argument that the chaplain disagrees with. >> i don't believe in a god that creates people, especially selectively in a way that makes it difficult for them to access this god. that's not my god. >> i think to some degree we all are hard wired to be able to think about things on these levels. it's just a matter of how much we engage that and if we find a path that does help us to engage that for ourselves. >> reporter: newberg says people of faith should never worry that research would every diminish our faith. >> i don't think that science is going to definitively proof that god exists or doesn't exist. >> newberg believes the number one activity that can exercise your brain and enrich your life is faith. >> when you have tho