How do the major religions address evil, suffering and morality? What is the problem of evil in Christianity, Islam and Judaism? Why is suffering so important in Buddhism?...
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Huston Smith, world religion scholar and seeker of the Divine in diverse religions, died on December 30, 2016. We had the privilege of discussing God, spirit, soul, eternal...
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Episode 07
Season 17
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What would it mean for God to know the future? Know the general patterns of history and lives? Or know every last, minute fact about every possible thing that happens? Next,...
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Many theologians take angels and demons seriously. Why? Certainly, most human beings believe in angels and demons. Certainly, such nonphysical beings, in one form or another,...
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Season 04
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Theists and atheists debate whether God exists. But about what God are they arguing? There’s enormous variation in the kinds of Gods that populate world religions....
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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...
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Season 11
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Can free will reveal the nature of mental states? Free will seems so obvious, yet defies physical explanation. That’s the reason why free will can be a tool to explore...
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Most people believe that God exists and religion is God’s revelation. But some claim that religion needs nothing supernatural; that religion, without God, can flourish...
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If God is the Creator, what is God’s on-going relationship with the creation? Does God sustain the world by an active process, such that if God stopped doing so, the...
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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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Who’s the boss, me or my brain? Brain data does not favor free will. In the famous Libet experiment, my brain makes decisions prior to my conscious sense of making that...
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