But according to some audience members, Cox and Chopra may have agreed too much.

"I thought it would be a little more confrontational," said Will S. Joyner, head of Public Affairs at the Divinity School and Editor of the Harvard Divinity Bulletin. "But they were fairly good at talking with one another. They had a similar tone and used the same references."

Chopra agreed that the dialogue, which finished within the hour, left a little something to be desired.

"I wish it was longer," Chopra said. "I wish we had time to really debate some of the issues a little more. But it was an opportunity to meet Harvey Cox whom I have admired for a long time."

Cox, who has written several books including The Secular City, said he was more pleased with the discussion. "I thought it was a good dialogue," Cox reflected. "Deepak is a wonderful teacher."

Chopra, who founded the Chopra Center for Wellness and Being in Southern California, will speak more on his theory of spirituality this morning at 9 a.m. on a radio interview with WMEX. He will then continue to Durham, North Carolina for another presentation.