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03.09.21
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The very early universe likely underwent a period of enormous expansion called “inflation.” This revolutionary theory stunned cosmology. It solved knotty problems...
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Western religions have a specific image of the divine. For example, God is not only a person but also seems to have gender—and it is always masculine. Some are now...
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The resurrection of the dead would be a stunning event. It’s a core tenet of Judaism, Christianity, Islam: every person who ever lived brought back to life in...
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There is increasing evidence in the field of neuroscience that art enhances brain function by impacting brain wave patterns, emotions, and the nervous system. But more...
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In the past, philosophers have been skeptical about the place of empirical analysis in art, but many believe that cognitive science can enrich the understanding of...
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How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, and Hinduism address the essence of human sentience? What is consciousness? What is the self? What is qi? Do humans have souls or...
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Episode 2
Season 24
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What if God were a ‘person’? A person has sense, knowledge, will, intent, feelings. A person can be compassionate, sympathetic, empathetic. If God were a person,...
Episode 05
Season 13
An autistic teen helps brain researchers unravel the mysteries of the mind. Tito, a remarkable autistic teenager, joins three brain experts in a search for the causes and...
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What is Islamic philosophy? What is the Islamic perspective on metaphysics –the primary issues, such as essence vs existence? What are the arguments for the existence...
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What does it mean to be a “self”? Look at an old photo. Then look in the mirror. Those two images are of the same person, right? How so? They don’t look the...
Episode 11
Season 05
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