How Free is God?
God is supposed to be all-powerful, all-knowing and all good. In addition, God is supposed to be “perfectly free”? What does it mean for God to be perfectly free?
What is God?
How can I assess whether God exists without exploring what kind of God is supposed to exist? So I examine God’s essence and nature.
What is God’s Eternity?
Does God exist in time, experiencing time’s flow? Or is God eternal, existing outside of time, creating time? These questions help assess God’s existence and discern God’s essence.
Did the Universe have a Beginning?
Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning.
Are There Things Not Material?
Is the natural, physical world all-there-is? Or is there something more-a supernatural, nonphysical existence? I was trained in science, so I should be a naturalist. I’m not so sure.
Do General Principles Govern All Science?
Are there “general principles” that encompass all sciences, that explain even beyond the sciences? What would that mean about our world and about us?
What Would an Infinite Cosmos Mean?
Do stars and spaces go on forever? Do the numbers of galaxies, and even of universes, have no end? Here’s how infinity enriches appreciation of reality.
Confronting Consciousness
Consciousness is what mental activity feels like, the private inner experience of sensation, thought and emotion. Consciousness is like nothing else.
Do Humans have Free Will?
Free will seems so obvious. Whatever I want to do, I just do. But could “I” be fooled? Some say that free will is an illusion. Others, that it’s a mystery.
How do Brains Work?
Everything we know, everything we think, comes from our brain. Are brains our window to reality, seeing what truly exists? Or are we bound by brains, mental slaves of the meat in our heads?
Time at Sea
Is time the ultimate stage on which all events play? Some physicists and philosophers say No — time is an Illusion; time is not real. How can that be?
What’s God About?
Theists and atheists debate whether God exists. But what God are they arguing over? There’s enormous variation in the kinds of gods that populate religions.