Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning.
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Episode 01
Season 12
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Lots of things exist. But what is so absolutely fundamental in that it cannot be further reduced into anything more fundamental, but other things that exist can be reduced to...
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What to make of an expanding universe? For one thing, roll the ‘movie’ in reverse and we have all the matter concentrated in what seems to be a single point,...
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Is the physical world real? Some claim that the physical world is only an expression of consciousness. Is the mental world real? Some claim that human consciousness is an...
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Consider humanity’s astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward, oh say, three billion years.
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What remarkable discoveries are being made in cosmology! Cosmologists now develop credible theories about the beginning and end of our universe and theory-based speculations...
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Almost all religions use art in their sacred spaces and many use art forms in their worship rituals. Certainly, there is powerful social cohesion at work. Can...
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Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a...
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Assuming that the fine-tuning of our universe is real, what would it mean? Scientists, philosophers, even theologians weigh in, spinning the fine-tuning story to support...
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The early universe was a superhot plasma of particles all running seemingly at random as if in a gigantic cauldron. How then the structure we see today with galaxies, stars,...
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