Some say that science and theology together reveal deep reality. Others say that only science makes sense; theology is myth. Which maximizes knowledge of the most profound...
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Did art and religion co-evolve in parallel as archaeology and anthropology suggest, and if so, what would be the significance? What do art and religion have in common that...
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Episode 08
Season 20
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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.
Episode 07
Season 11
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Galaxies and clusters of galaxies, untold billions of them, adorn the cosmos. How did such large-scale structure of the universe come about? The universe started as a hot...
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Here’s the ultimate question: what if it were true that everything always and forever had been ‘nothing’? Imagine that not a single thing ever...
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What is the three-way relationship among mind, art, and transcendence? What is it about art that can elicit the sense of transcendence, going beyond the self, bursting the...
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What is happening in our brains when we perceive and appreciate the arts? What are the neural substrates of artistic sensations, feelings and emotions? How do diverse arts...
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Is science squeezing religion into a smaller and smaller corner, as science explains naturally what religion used to explain supernaturally? How far will this process go?...
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Science and theology have a tumultuous history of conflict and strife on the one hand, and attempts to seek consilience and consonance on the other. Can philosophy help...
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Why is there a world, a cosmos, something-instead of absolutely nothing at all? Of all the big questions, this is the biggest. Why? What can we learn from...
Episode 13
Season 12
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