Predestination is ultimate destiny, fate. It is the claim by some religions that a Supreme Being, whether a personal God or a cosmic force, has determined for individual...
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How can art, the visual arts—from painting to sculptures to film—take us beyond ourselves, generating a sense of awe and grandeur, opening up new ways of knowing and...
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Why does the mystery of consciousness lead some to the existence of God and a spirit world, and others to only the physical world and the physical brain? What is it about...
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How can we know whether God really exists, if we do not know what God really is? Diverse religions offer diverse views of what God is supposed to be and do. Consider...
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Materialism is the belief that only physical things are real. But physical things seem so utterly different from mental things. Could there be more to materialism than the...
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Episode 08
Season 16
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No one denies the diversity of human religions, and the apparent incompatibility of their core beliefs. Many believe only their own religion to be True. Some claim all...
Episode 07
Season 03
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God needs perfect knowledge in order to be God, which includes knowing now exactly how future events will unfold. Does this mean that God knows everything about what is to...
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How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, and Hinduism address the essence of human sentience? What is consciousness? What is the self? What is qi? Do humans have souls or...
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How does God’s judgment work? Almost every culture calls for a judgment at the end of our lives. Whether given by God at a fixed moment, or set by recurring process in...
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In the New Testament, Paul is axial, the formulator of uniquely Christian doctrines. But why is Paul controversial? One critical question is Paul’s teachings relative to...
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What kind of God would create hell? Does the truth of Christianity, Judaism and Islam depend on the reality of Hell? Does the nature of Hell offer Insight into what that God...
Episode 12
Season 11
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