If God exists, did God create everything? Did God create out of literally “nothing”? Suppose there was no beginning to the cosmos, just the universe going through...
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Episode 06
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Faith, we’re told, is required for belief in God (at least for the God of Judaism, Christianity, Islam). Faith, by definition, is not rational, but is faith irrational?...
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Can God be known only by faith? What is faith? What does faith feel like? Can faith be actionable, practical? Describing faith is one thing; having faith, quite another.
Episode 02
Season 17
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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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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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How to comprehend religious doctrines, specifically Christian doctrines? Systematic theology seeks to organize, categorize, describe, explain, analyze and compare the...
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Evolutionary psychology naturalizes religion. It seeks to explain elements of mind by selection and survival over time. Take altruism—individuals sacrificing themselves for...
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How to think about God rationally, logically, profoundly, critically? Have no illusion that metaphysics can find God, but can a kind of progress be made?
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Does God exist? Or something like God? Or some kind of deity or demiurge? If so, what is its essence and nature? We explore Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese...
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Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it’s the bizarre occult. How does modern metaphysics contribute to our understanding of the world? It asks the...
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The search for meaning and purpose is humanity’s never-ending quest. It is said that “How Questions” belong to the realm of science, but “Why...
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Season 04