The burden must be on the theist to explain monstrous evils. How could God be a personal God, who cares about every human being, indeed every creature, and yet who allows...
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Theists and atheists debate whether God exists. But about what God are they arguing? There’s enormous variation in the kinds of Gods that populate world religions....
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Who’s the boss, me or my brain? Data from the brain, by itself, does not favor free will. But is there more to me than my brain? How to judge among the vast and...
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Episode 13
Season 10
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To assess the limits of God’s freedom is to probe the essence of what it means for a Supreme Being to exist. Assuming God created the cosmos, it would seem that nothing...
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To argue from teleology is to claim that the cosmos has a purpose. Is there directionality in the unfolding of the cosmos? Teleology has been a dirty word in science and...
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I’m obsessed by raw existence, which science can never explain. Does this mean that there is a God? I wish it were that simple. Yet some claim that a ‘Most...
Episode 07
Season 08
26:46
Creation is God’s glory; creating is God’s essence. We’ve heard this so often and so long it seems to make sense. But does it make sense? What does it mean...
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Western religions claim that God is all-knowing. Then the trouble starts. What does it mean to know everything? Is God’s knowledge of the future truth? Are...
Episode 10
Season 15
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Self; no self. Mind, soul, spirit. Personhood; personal identity; agency; free will. Predestination. Karma. Obligations; worship; sacrifice.What is the human person? Are we a...
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Theists who believe in God and avoid the problem of evil delude themselves. If there is a God, evil is God’s hardest problem to explain. If there is no God, evil is the...
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The more we want God to exist, the more we must question so-called ‘proofs’ of God’s existence. God likely appreciates skeptics, those who genuinely seek...
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God is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good. But what is God’s private mental life? Can we appreciate God as a Supreme Being?
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Season 12