Free will seems so obvious. Whatever I want to do, I just do. But could ‘I’ be fooled? Some say that free will is an illusion, and they back up their claim with...
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Our human sense is that our will is fully free. Our scientific sense is that every action is determined by a prior action. Free will versus determinism is a big question,...
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Episode 12
Season 10
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‘A new heaven and a new earth’ is the grand vision of the Bible. The Judeo-Christian scriptures tell of a future time when all things shall be made new. What...
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Some say that consciousness exists independent of brain, apart from the material world, and from this mystery some infer the existence of God.
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Season 08
How to make sense of the Christian claim that there is only one God but three persons? Why is it that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—just three persons—compose...
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The Judeo-Christian scriptures tell of “a new heaven and a new earth,” when all shall be made new. What could this mean? Could this ever make sense? Believers...
Episode 13
Season 06
How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awareness-appreciating music, enjoying art, feeling love? Even when all mental functions may be explained, the great...
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Season 04
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Call all-that-exists “something.” Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all?
Season 09
Why do we spend so much of our lives not awake? The physical benefits of sleep cannot be overstated, from fighting disease to ensuring brain health. But what do sleeping and...
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Everything we know, think and feel—everything!—comes from our brains. But consciousness, our private sense of inner awareness, remains a mystery. Brain...
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Is consciousness a scientific problem to be solved? Or a philosophical problem that will remain a mystery? What do scientists who study the brain think? And why do they think...
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