Can understanding how the mind appreciates art give insight into how the mind works? What is it about art that it can reveal the process of creativity and imagination and the...
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What is it about consciousness that lead some to infer the existence of God? Both are mysteries but what follows from that? The argument makes three big assumptions: (i)...
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To what kind of entity does the word “God” refer? What is this God that all worship or dismiss? What, supposedly, is God’s nature? What are God’s traits?
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Episode 06
Season 17
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How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, and Hinduism address the perennial problems of suffering, ethics, ritual, and contemplative practices? Why is suffering so important in...
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If ‘Does God exist?’ is the first question, ‘Is God a Person?’ should be the second. Only a ‘person’ has awareness, knowledge, beliefs,...
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What could limit God’s freedom? If God is God, one might think the answer is nothing—it is impossible to limit God’s freedom. But can God create a round square?...
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What does it mean for God to be “perfect”? Perfectly knowledgeable? Perfectly powerful? Perfectly good? Did God create the “perfect world”?...
Episode 07
Season 07
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Altered states of consciousness are non-normal states of mental awareness or experiences. These include dreams, hallucinations, induced mental alterations such as by...
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Philosophers and brain scientists argue that our ‘will’ is less ‘free’ than we think. How do arguments about free will impact morality and civil society, including...
Episode 09
Season 13
God and time are two huge mysteries. Relating them probes the nature of God, and perhaps even the existence of God. God, in order to be Creator, must create everything other...
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In our search for God we steer clear of miracles. Believers exhort that miracles are real and evince the existence of a supernatural being. As promoted by serious thinkers we...
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A social scientist, an expert on science and Islam, and a card-carrying skeptic discuss how the clash between technology and religion reshapes our search for meaning. A...
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