Closer to Truth Podcasts http://www.closertotruth.com EN Closer to Truth Closer to Truth Podcasts Closer to Truth The greatest thinkers exploring the deepest questions. Your source for Cosmos, Consciousness, Meaning. The greatest thinkers exploring the deepest questions. Your source for Cosmos, Consciousness, Meaning. Closer to Truth njain@closertotruth.com http://www.closertotruth.com http://www.closertotruth.com Closer to Truth Podcasts Arguing God with Analytic Philosophy http://www.closertotruth.com1_snitehsv http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_snitehsv/flavorId/1_7apwr4z0/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:35:16 -0500 MEANING - I desire God to be real, so I know that the easiest person to fool is myself. That's why I favor rational arguments for, and against, the existence of a Supreme Creator. MEANING - I desire God to be real, so I know that the easiest person to fool is myself. That's why I favor rational arguments for, and against, the existence of a Supreme Creator. MEANING - I desire God to be real, so I know that the easiest person to fool is myself. That's why I favor rational arguments for, and against, the existence of a Supreme Creator. 26:33 Arguments for Atheism http://www.closertotruth.com1_28ehzfez http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_28ehzfez/flavorId/1_1s5iyexs/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:54:17 -0500 MEANING - Turn the tables on whether God exists. Atheists take their best shots at disproving God; theists deflect the arguments, defending God. Atheists come harder still; theists fight back. We keep the arguments tough-minded and the thinking critical. njain@closertotruth.com MEANING - Turn the tables on whether God exists. Atheists take their best shots at disproving God; theists deflect the arguments, defending God. Atheists come harder still; theists fight back. We keep the arguments tough-minded and the thinking critical. MEANING - Turn the tables on whether God exists. Atheists take their best shots at disproving God; theists deflect the arguments, defending God. Atheists come harder still; theists fight back. We keep the arguments tough-minded and the thinking critical. 26:33 Atonement - A Philosophical Inquiry http://www.closertotruth.com1_wkgr1p74 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_wkgr1p74/flavorId/1_jqwgu607/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:05:15 -0400 MEANING - Can atonement absolve sin? For believers, how could The Atonement work? What’s the process? For non-believers, what does The Atonement say about the kind of God that supposedly designed it? MEANING - Can atonement absolve sin? For believers, how could The Atonement work? What’s the process? For non-believers, what does The Atonement say about the kind of God that supposedly designed it? MEANING - Can atonement absolve sin? For believers, how could The Atonement work? What’s the process? For non-believers, what does The Atonement say about the kind of God that supposedly designed it? 26:33 meaning Can Art Clarify the Mind-Body Problem? http://www.closertotruth.com1_xqcftgb5 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_xqcftgb5/flavorId/1_fd1uagtt/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:56:35 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS — Can art inform the classic mind-body problem? While the relationship between mental activity and physical brain continues to baffle (especially consciousness), can the existence and process of art provide insight? brittney@getzelsgordon.com CONSCIOUSNESS — Can art inform the classic mind-body problem? While the relationship between mental activity and physical brain continues to baffle (especially consciousness), can the existence and process of art provide insight? CONSCIOUSNESS — Can art inform the classic mind-body problem? While the relationship between mental activity and physical brain continues to baffle (especially consciousness), can the existence and process of art provide insight? 26:33 consciousness Can ESP Reveal a New Reality? http://www.closertotruth.com1_h54qwywh http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_h54qwywh/flavorId/1_cmjc44fu/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:56:06 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP is real--that's a big "If"--then our entire worldview would change. Existence would be somehow enlarged. But extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP is real--that's a big "If"--then our entire worldview would change. Existence would be somehow enlarged. But extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP is real--that's a big "If"--then our entire worldview would change. Existence would be somehow enlarged. But extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. 26:33 consciousness Can Free Will Survive God's Foreknowledge? http://www.closertotruth.com1_hikbxkls http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_hikbxkls/flavorId/1_xcivmc4s/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:40:30 -0500 MEANING - The tension between human free will and God’s knowledge of the future threatens both. It’s called God’s ‘foreknowledge’—God knowing now what will happen later—and one need not believe in God to appreciate the puzzles. MEANING - The tension between human free will and God’s knowledge of the future threatens both. It’s called God’s ‘foreknowledge’—God knowing now what will happen later—and one need not believe in God to appreciate the puzzles. MEANING - The tension between human free will and God’s knowledge of the future threatens both. It’s called God’s ‘foreknowledge’—God knowing now what will happen later—and one need not believe in God to appreciate the puzzles. 26:34 Can Many Religions All be True http://www.closertotruth.com1_s3q65mls http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_s3q65mls/flavorId/1_swdcoo4n/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:09:04 -0500 MEANING - No one denies the diversity of human religions, and the apparent incompatibility of their core beliefs. Many believe only their own religion to be True. Some claim all religions reflect the same Truth. Others assert that differing dogmas expose the emptiness of all religion. njain@closertotruth.com MEANING - No one denies the diversity of human religions, and the apparent incompatibility of their core beliefs. Many believe only their own religion to be True. Some claim all religions reflect the same Truth. Others assert that differing dogmas expose the emptiness of all religion. MEANING - No one denies the diversity of human religions, and the apparent incompatibility of their core beliefs. Many believe only their own religion to be True. Some claim all religions reflect the same Truth. Others assert that differing dogmas expose the emptiness of all religion. 26:34 Can Metaphysics Discern God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_38fgaip8 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_38fgaip8/flavorId/1_k7etifzq/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:11:51 -0500 MEANING - 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? MEANING - 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? MEANING - 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? 26:33 meaning Can Metaphysics Discover Surprises? http://www.closertotruth.com1_uj4k8ueg http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_uj4k8ueg/flavorId/1_k0l37fdk/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:39:43 -0500 COSMOS - How does metaphysics contribute to our understanding of the world? It asks the most profound questions: What kinds of things exist? How does causality work? Sound too abstract? How about: Does God exist? Are you a soul? COSMOS - How does metaphysics contribute to our understanding of the world? It asks the most profound questions: What kinds of things exist? How does causality work? Sound too abstract? How about: Does God exist? Are you a soul? COSMOS - How does metaphysics contribute to our understanding of the world? It asks the most profound questions: What kinds of things exist? How does causality work? Sound too abstract? How about: Does God exist? Are you a soul? 26:32 cosmos Can Religion be Explained without God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_oekv51tn http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_oekv51tn/flavorId/1_95ie4e9t/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:44:04 -0400 MEANING - 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 because personal psychology and group sociology drive religion. MEANING - 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 because personal psychology and group sociology drive religion. MEANING - 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 because personal psychology and group sociology drive religion. 26:30 meaning Can the Brain Explain Art? http://www.closertotruth.com1_1hei864j http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_1hei864j/flavorId/1_beis4xhc/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:56:35 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS — What is happening in our brains when we perceive and appreciate the arts? What are the neural substrates of artistic sensations, feelings, and emotions? How do diverse arts affect the brain? brittney@getzelsgordon.com CONSCIOUSNESS — What is happening in our brains when we perceive and appreciate the arts? What are the neural substrates of artistic sensations, feelings, and emotions? How do diverse arts affect the brain? CONSCIOUSNESS — What is happening in our brains when we perceive and appreciate the arts? What are the neural substrates of artistic sensations, feelings, and emotions? How do diverse arts affect the brain? 26:33 consciousness Can the Cosmos Have a Reason? http://www.closertotruth.com1_5vo7qbrk http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_5vo7qbrk/flavorId/1_5gnlgakj/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:09:01 -0500 COSMOS - Perhaps we cannot know the reason for the universe, if there is any. But is it even possible for the universe to have a reason? If yes, how would natural regularities and rules compare with some kind of goal or God? COSMOS - Perhaps we cannot know the reason for the universe, if there is any. But is it even possible for the universe to have a reason? If yes, how would natural regularities and rules compare with some kind of goal or God? COSMOS - Perhaps we cannot know the reason for the universe, if there is any. But is it even possible for the universe to have a reason? If yes, how would natural regularities and rules compare with some kind of goal or God? 26:33 cosmos Can the Mind Heal the Body? http://www.closertotruth.com1_ingyrigb http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_ingyrigb/flavorId/1_9hrbk91v/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:06:02 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - It is standard medicine that mental states can affect physical states. That's how placebos work—when sham drugs improve health, working by inducing the body to generate hormones. But some claim that the mind goes even further in healing the body, operating through consciousness in some nonphysical manner. Can this make sense? CONSCIOUSNESS - It is standard medicine that mental states can affect physical states. That's how placebos work—when sham drugs improve health, working by inducing the body to generate hormones. But some claim that the mind goes even further in healing the body, operating through consciousness in some nonphysical manner. Can this make sense? CONSCIOUSNESS - It is standard medicine that mental states can affect physical states. That's how placebos work—when sham drugs improve health, working by inducing the body to generate hormones. But some claim that the mind goes even further in healing the body, operating through consciousness in some nonphysical manner. Can this make sense? 26:33 consciousness Challenges of Analytic Theology http://www.closertotruth.com1_siwwrrhv http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_siwwrrhv/flavorId/1_pmvebvx1/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:39:33 -0400 MEANING - Is analytic theology for the better, clarifying beliefs? Or for the worse, undermining faith? How does it compare with philosophy of religion, biblical studies and exegesis, and systematic theology? MEANING - Is analytic theology for the better, clarifying beliefs? Or for the worse, undermining faith? How does it compare with philosophy of religion, biblical studies and exegesis, and systematic theology? MEANING - Is analytic theology for the better, clarifying beliefs? Or for the worse, undermining faith? How does it compare with philosophy of religion, biblical studies and exegesis, and systematic theology? 26:33 meaning Cosmology and Creation? http://www.closertotruth.com1_uxb7f4eq http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_uxb7f4eq/flavorId/1_vxg2wux0/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:40:22 -0400 COSMOS - To most physicists, mindless laws generated the universe. A few believe that a supreme being is the creator. But don’t the discoveries of cosmology eliminate the need for supernatural causes? COSMOS - To most physicists, mindless laws generated the universe. A few believe that a supreme being is the creator. But don’t the discoveries of cosmology eliminate the need for supernatural causes? COSMOS - To most physicists, mindless laws generated the universe. A few believe that a supreme being is the creator. But don’t the discoveries of cosmology eliminate the need for supernatural causes? 26:33 cosmos Death Disrupted? http://www.closertotruth.com1_6dhxixl0 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_6dhxixl0/flavorId/1_xsg7qoa0/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:52:55 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Religions offer life after death. Many people are skeptical. Evidence for post-mortem survival? Again, skeptics abound. Can death ever be defeated? Are these possible ways? CONSCIOUSNESS - Religions offer life after death. Many people are skeptical. Evidence for post-mortem survival? Again, skeptics abound. Can death ever be defeated? Are these possible ways? CONSCIOUSNESS - Religions offer life after death. Many people are skeptical. Evidence for post-mortem survival? Again, skeptics abound. Can death ever be defeated? Are these possible ways? 26:34 consciousness Did God Create Evil? http://www.closertotruth.com1_c78f4ah3 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_c78f4ah3/flavorId/1_i2yftq1c/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:25:11 -0400 MEANING - Whoever believes in the existence of God must explain the presence of evil. To theists, it's "the problem of evil," which they struggle to resolve. To atheists, it's "the argument from evil," which they wield like a sword. Moreover, if God is all-powerful and all-knowing, how could God not have created evil? MEANING - Whoever believes in the existence of God must explain the presence of evil. To theists, it's "the problem of evil," which they struggle to resolve. To atheists, it's "the argument from evil," which they wield like a sword. Moreover, if God is all-powerful and all-knowing, how could God not have created evil? MEANING - Whoever believes in the existence of God must explain the presence of evil. To theists, it's "the problem of evil," which they struggle to resolve. To atheists, it's "the argument from evil," which they wield like a sword. Moreover, if God is all-powerful and all-knowing, how could God not have created evil? 26:33 Did The Universe Have A Beginning? http://www.closertotruth.com1_nw2febyx http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_nw2febyx/flavorId/1_nxqzk1en/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 May 2015 14:52:08 -0400 COSMOS - Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning. COSMOS - Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning. COSMOS - Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning. 26:30 cosmos Do Science & Religion Conflict? http://www.closertotruth.com1_td75qkxy http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_td75qkxy/flavorId/1_kooeiqia/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:40:22 -0400 COSMOS - Don't let the heated argument or the smooth talk fool you: the struggle between science and religion carries deep significance. Meaning and Purpose hang in the balance as battle rages on many fronts. COSMOS - Don't let the heated argument or the smooth talk fool you: the struggle between science and religion carries deep significance. Meaning and Purpose hang in the balance as battle rages on many fronts. COSMOS - Don't let the heated argument or the smooth talk fool you: the struggle between science and religion carries deep significance. Meaning and Purpose hang in the balance as battle rages on many fronts. 26:33 cosmos Does Cosmic Fine-Tuning Demand Explanation? http://www.closertotruth.com1_xw91yi1p http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_xw91yi1p/flavorId/1_0vrrpmjp/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:26 -0400 COSMOS - The universe works for us because of deep physical laws. But if the values of these laws would much change, then all we see and know could not exist. COSMOS - The universe works for us because of deep physical laws. But if the values of these laws would much change, then all we see and know could not exist. COSMOS - The universe works for us because of deep physical laws. But if the values of these laws would much change, then all we see and know could not exist. 26:33 cosmos Does ESP Reveal Spirit Existence? http://www.closertotruth.com1_36azkok1 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_36azkok1/flavorId/1_ixxo3qqc/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:47:41 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? 26:34 consciousness Does ESP Reveal Spirit Existence? http://www.closertotruth.com1_kgiykej4 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_kgiykej4/flavorId/1_0am05unu/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:06:24 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? CONSCIOUSNESS - Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real, would ESP need to go beyond physical laws, reaching into unknown non-physical realms? 26:33 consciousness Does ESP Reveal The Nonphysical http://www.closertotruth.com1_fs5sbzoi http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_fs5sbzoi/flavorId/1_aaxhhxsv/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:47:57 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Some claim their scientific study of ESP overturns the worldview of science. Should we take these startling pronouncements seriously? If so, what would it mean for events in the physical world to defy all known physical laws? Either there is something misleading about those events or something beyond those physical laws. CONSCIOUSNESS - Some claim their scientific study of ESP overturns the worldview of science. Should we take these startling pronouncements seriously? If so, what would it mean for events in the physical world to defy all known physical laws? Either there is something misleading about those events or something beyond those physical laws. CONSCIOUSNESS - Some claim their scientific study of ESP overturns the worldview of science. Should we take these startling pronouncements seriously? If so, what would it mean for events in the physical world to defy all known physical laws? Either there is something misleading about those events or something beyond those physical laws. 26:32 consciousness Does Evil Disprove God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_kl1cfdxt http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_kl1cfdxt/flavorId/1_jziyut32/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:53:25 -0400 MEANING - Theologians have no tougher task than explaining evil, its enormity even more than its existence. Give the clergy their due: they've devised clever, even profound, rationale. But at the end of the long day, do these explanations, or rationalizations, really work? MEANING - Theologians have no tougher task than explaining evil, its enormity even more than its existence. Give the clergy their due: they've devised clever, even profound, rationale. But at the end of the long day, do these explanations, or rationalizations, really work? MEANING - Theologians have no tougher task than explaining evil, its enormity even more than its existence. Give the clergy their due: they've devised clever, even profound, rationale. But at the end of the long day, do these explanations, or rationalizations, really work? 26:33 Does God's Knowledge Ruin Free Will? http://www.closertotruth.com1_qpzteqzy http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_qpzteqzy/flavorId/1_p1f2uynu/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:20:53 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Since God (supposedly) knows everything and can never be wrong, including about future events, how could those future events not come to pass? If we cannot do other than what God knew prior, how then free will? CONSCIOUSNESS - Since God (supposedly) knows everything and can never be wrong, including about future events, how could those future events not come to pass? If we cannot do other than what God knew prior, how then free will? CONSCIOUSNESS - Since God (supposedly) knows everything and can never be wrong, including about future events, how could those future events not come to pass? If we cannot do other than what God knew prior, how then free will? 26:33 consciousness Does Hell Reveal God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_lhbyyyn4 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_lhbyyyn4/flavorId/1_xxslyi4a/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:21:46 -0400 MEANING - What kind of God would create hell? Does the truth of Christianity, Judaism and Islam depend on the reality of Hell? Does the nature of Hell offer Insight into what that God would be like? MEANING - What kind of God would create hell? Does the truth of Christianity, Judaism and Islam depend on the reality of Hell? Does the nature of Hell offer Insight into what that God would be like? MEANING - What kind of God would create hell? Does the truth of Christianity, Judaism and Islam depend on the reality of Hell? Does the nature of Hell offer Insight into what that God would be like? 26:33 meaning Does Metaphysics Reveal Reality? http://www.closertotruth.com1_gifdsuwl http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_gifdsuwl/flavorId/1_yp0c1iwt/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:50:06 -0400 COSMOS - Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it's the bizarre occult. Real metaphysics asks the most profound questions, seeks the deepest truths. COSMOS - Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it's the bizarre occult. Real metaphysics asks the most profound questions, seeks the deepest truths. COSMOS - Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it's the bizarre occult. Real metaphysics asks the most profound questions, seeks the deepest truths. 26:33 cosmos Does the Cosmos Have a Reason? http://www.closertotruth.com1_ilbska2l http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_ilbska2l/flavorId/1_xufcnzy8/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:25:13 -0500 COSMOS - What remarkable discoveries are being made in cosmology! Cosmologists now develop credible theories about the beginning and end of our universe and theory-based speculations about vast numbers of multiple universes. But does the cosmos have a reason? Could revolutionary ideas support some kind of 'universal reason'? The bar is set high, and it is OK to say no. COSMOS - What remarkable discoveries are being made in cosmology! Cosmologists now develop credible theories about the beginning and end of our universe and theory-based speculations about vast numbers of multiple universes. But does the cosmos have a reason? Could revolutionary ideas support some kind of 'universal reason'? The bar is set high, and it is OK to say no. COSMOS - What remarkable discoveries are being made in cosmology! Cosmologists now develop credible theories about the beginning and end of our universe and theory-based speculations about vast numbers of multiple universes. But does the cosmos have a reason? Could revolutionary ideas support some kind of 'universal reason'? The bar is set high, and it is OK to say no. 26:33 consciousness Epistemology: How Do I Know? http://www.closertotruth.com1_0eymsu97 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_0eymsu97/flavorId/1_c00y7j66/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:39:33 -0400 MEANING - How can we have confidence in what we know or believe? What is knowledge? What is belief? How is belief justified? And, is justified belief, knowledge? How can we not doubt everything? MEANING - How can we have confidence in what we know or believe? What is knowledge? What is belief? How is belief justified? And, is justified belief, knowledge? How can we not doubt everything? MEANING - How can we have confidence in what we know or believe? What is knowledge? What is belief? How is belief justified? And, is justified belief, knowledge? How can we not doubt everything? 26:32 meaning Eternal Life is Like What http://www.closertotruth.com1_keu5yq8u http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_keu5yq8u/flavorId/1_ligkt33r/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:41:38 -0400 MEANING - How to imagine the experience of eternal life? Would we sense ourselves? How would we feel? Whom would we know? What would we do? What would God do? Living forever seems so absurd, yet eternal life is the promise of almost every religion. But if we cannot even imagine what eternal life will be, how can we have hope in its reality? MEANING - How to imagine the experience of eternal life? Would we sense ourselves? How would we feel? Whom would we know? What would we do? What would God do? Living forever seems so absurd, yet eternal life is the promise of almost every religion. But if we cannot even imagine what eternal life will be, how can we have hope in its reality? MEANING - How to imagine the experience of eternal life? Would we sense ourselves? How would we feel? Whom would we know? What would we do? What would God do? Living forever seems so absurd, yet eternal life is the promise of almost every religion. But if we cannot even imagine what eternal life will be, how can we have hope in its reality? 26:33 Fallacies in Proving God Exists http://www.closertotruth.com1_gckoq1hw http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_gckoq1hw/flavorId/1_luh8fj7p/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:13:33 -0500 MEANING - The more I want God to exist, the more I must question proofs of God's existence. "Bad arguments for God" scare me. Maybe all the "God Arguments" are bad? I hope not. MEANING - The more I want God to exist, the more I must question proofs of God's existence. "Bad arguments for God" scare me. Maybe all the "God Arguments" are bad? I hope not. MEANING - The more I want God to exist, the more I must question proofs of God's existence. "Bad arguments for God" scare me. Maybe all the "God Arguments" are bad? I hope not. 26:34 How Can Emergence Explain Reality? http://www.closertotruth.com1_xdj4m8xx http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_xdj4m8xx/flavorId/1_9d8928e4/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:33:08 -0400 COSMOS - Does ordinary stuff have mysterious properties? Take anything; find all its parts; combine those parts any way you like. What do you expect? Nothing at all like what you have. It's called "emergence" and it describes how wondrously our world works. But is it a real mystery? COSMOS - Does ordinary stuff have mysterious properties? Take anything; find all its parts; combine those parts any way you like. What do you expect? Nothing at all like what you have. It's called "emergence" and it describes how wondrously our world works. But is it a real mystery? COSMOS - Does ordinary stuff have mysterious properties? Take anything; find all its parts; combine those parts any way you like. What do you expect? Nothing at all like what you have. It's called "emergence" and it describes how wondrously our world works. But is it a real mystery? 26:32 cosmos How Could ESP Work? http://www.closertotruth.com1_bytx97t9 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_bytx97t9/flavorId/1_6dsdk5yk/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:04:50 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP were real, would it transcend space and time? How could our minds know stuff, and do stuff, not only beyond our senses, but also beyond the laws of physics? What are possible mechanisms? CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP were real, would it transcend space and time? How could our minds know stuff, and do stuff, not only beyond our senses, but also beyond the laws of physics? What are possible mechanisms? CONSCIOUSNESS - If ESP were real, would it transcend space and time? How could our minds know stuff, and do stuff, not only beyond our senses, but also beyond the laws of physics? What are possible mechanisms? 26:33 consciousness How Could God Know the Future http://www.closertotruth.com1_1shk4390 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_1shk4390/flavorId/1_y1o4l654/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:19:25 -0500 MEANING - God is supposed to have perfect knowledge, which includes all true statements about the future. Does this mean that God knows everything about what is to come? But if the future doesn't yet exist, then there is nothing now to know. Theologians battle among themselves. njain@closertotruth.com MEANING - God is supposed to have perfect knowledge, which includes all true statements about the future. Does this mean that God knows everything about what is to come? But if the future doesn't yet exist, then there is nothing now to know. Theologians battle among themselves. MEANING - God is supposed to have perfect knowledge, which includes all true statements about the future. Does this mean that God knows everything about what is to come? But if the future doesn't yet exist, then there is nothing now to know. Theologians battle among themselves. 26:32 How Could God Make Miracles? http://www.closertotruth.com1_7kzwbb61 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_7kzwbb61/flavorId/1_vomlztzo/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:11:42 -0500 MEANING - Where do miracles fit in belief systems that center on God? If God exists, how could God make miracles happen, and what would miracles imply about the way God relates to the world? MEANING - Where do miracles fit in belief systems that center on God? If God exists, how could God make miracles happen, and what would miracles imply about the way God relates to the world? MEANING - Where do miracles fit in belief systems that center on God? If God exists, how could God make miracles happen, and what would miracles imply about the way God relates to the world? 26:32 meaning How Did the Universe Begin? http://www.closertotruth.com1_j25l0in8 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_j25l0in8/flavorId/1_1cvl12xm/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 03 May 2017 14:26:59 -0400 COSMOS - How things start helps reveal what things are. How to conceive the beginning of the universe? What are latest theories? Are they all speculation? What’s the recent evidence? COSMOS - How things start helps reveal what things are. How to conceive the beginning of the universe? What are latest theories? Are they all speculation? What’s the recent evidence? COSMOS - How things start helps reveal what things are. How to conceive the beginning of the universe? What are latest theories? Are they all speculation? What’s the recent evidence? 26:34 cosmos How Do Humans Differ From Other Animals? http://www.closertotruth.com1_xds25hlr http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_xds25hlr/flavorId/1_ahcgilak/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 May 2015 15:03:09 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Physically, humans and animals seem similar. Mentally, humans seem so superior. What's so special about human nature? CONSCIOUSNESS - Physically, humans and animals seem similar. Mentally, humans seem so superior. What's so special about human nature? CONSCIOUSNESS - Physically, humans and animals seem similar. Mentally, humans seem so superior. What's so special about human nature? 26:38 consciousness How Does Personal Identity Persist Through Time? http://www.closertotruth.com1_4660tkxr http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_4660tkxr/flavorId/1_a2vttsvs/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:54:41 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Is the self an illusion? Decades roll by; every molecule of my body changes many times. Yet I sense myself the same-continuous, a unity. How can this be? CONSCIOUSNESS - Is the self an illusion? Decades roll by; every molecule of my body changes many times. Yet I sense myself the same-continuous, a unity. How can this be? CONSCIOUSNESS - Is the self an illusion? Decades roll by; every molecule of my body changes many times. Yet I sense myself the same-continuous, a unity. How can this be? 26:34 consciousness How Free is God http://www.closertotruth.com1_0sd0j0f8 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_0sd0j0f8/flavorId/1_ydnkam8u/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:02:50 -0400 MEANING - God is supposed to be all-powerful, all-knowing and all good. In addition, is God is supposed to be 'all-free'? What does it mean for God to be perfectly free? Can God do literally anything? Can God make choices or must God always do the 'best', whatever 'best' may mean for each action? Are there any limits on God's freedom? MEANING - God is supposed to be all-powerful, all-knowing and all good. In addition, is God is supposed to be 'all-free'? What does it mean for God to be perfectly free? Can God do literally anything? Can God make choices or must God always do the 'best', whatever 'best' may mean for each action? Are there any limits on God's freedom? MEANING - God is supposed to be all-powerful, all-knowing and all good. In addition, is God is supposed to be 'all-free'? What does it mean for God to be perfectly free? Can God do literally anything? Can God make choices or must God always do the 'best', whatever 'best' may mean for each action? Are there any limits on God's freedom? 26:33 How Many Universes Exist http://www.closertotruth.com1_cmytmp2m http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_cmytmp2m/flavorId/1_yfd4y0wg/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:37:17 -0500 COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! njain@closertotruth.com COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! 26:35 cosmos How Many Universes Exist? http://www.closertotruth.com1_cc5iqmp2 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_cc5iqmp2/flavorId/1_tq73fxl0/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:16:21 -0500 COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! COSMOS - More than one universe? A ridiculous question no more! How could multiple universes be generated, and can we ever find evidence, one way or another? Talk about expanding your horizons: you can't imagine what's in store! 26:33 cosmos How To Think About God's Existence http://www.closertotruth.com1_0ombjtxr http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_0ombjtxr/flavorId/1_hpi8jez0/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:55:22 -0500 MEANING - God exists? God does not exist? I find flaws and fallacies in both sides. So I step away from "arguments" about God and ask how to approach God's existence. What's the process? MEANING - God exists? God does not exist? I find flaws and fallacies in both sides. So I step away from "arguments" about God and ask how to approach God's existence. What's the process? MEANING - God exists? God does not exist? I find flaws and fallacies in both sides. So I step away from "arguments" about God and ask how to approach God's existence. What's the process? 26:30 If God Knows the Future, What is Free Will? http://www.closertotruth.com1_a59jgzng http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_a59jgzng/flavorId/1_u1tm7kun/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:08:18 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - For God to be God, God must be infallible and know the future perfectly, including all my actions from birth to death. For my will to be free, my actions must not be constrained. But if God knows the future - if God literally knows now what I am going to do later - then how are my actions later not constrained? How then free will? CONSCIOUSNESS - For God to be God, God must be infallible and know the future perfectly, including all my actions from birth to death. For my will to be free, my actions must not be constrained. But if God knows the future - if God literally knows now what I am going to do later - then how are my actions later not constrained? How then free will? CONSCIOUSNESS - For God to be God, God must be infallible and know the future perfectly, including all my actions from birth to death. For my will to be free, my actions must not be constrained. But if God knows the future - if God literally knows now what I am going to do later - then how are my actions later not constrained? How then free will? 26:32 consciousness Immortality and Eternal Life http://www.closertotruth.com1_vzxsqwzk http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_vzxsqwzk/flavorId/1_8boozw18/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:16:37 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - I'd like to live forever. Wouldn't you? But what would "living forever" mean? Almost every religion offers life after death. What would immortality and eternal life be like? CONSCIOUSNESS - I'd like to live forever. Wouldn't you? But what would "living forever" mean? Almost every religion offers life after death. What would immortality and eternal life be like? CONSCIOUSNESS - I'd like to live forever. Wouldn't you? But what would "living forever" mean? Almost every religion offers life after death. What would immortality and eternal life be like? 26:33 consciousness Is Consciousness Fundamental http://www.closertotruth.com1_niffk5cu http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_niffk5cu/flavorId/1_8xkhowo4/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:02:53 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Is our mental life a random accident, solely the product or byproduct of physical brain? Or is there something deeply special about conscious awareness that may reveal a hidden reality? njain@closertotruth.com CONSCIOUSNESS - Is our mental life a random accident, solely the product or byproduct of physical brain? Or is there something deeply special about conscious awareness that may reveal a hidden reality? CONSCIOUSNESS - Is our mental life a random accident, solely the product or byproduct of physical brain? Or is there something deeply special about conscious awareness that may reveal a hidden reality? 26:27 consciousness Is Death Final? http://www.closertotruth.com1_1dd6ugeq http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_1dd6ugeq/flavorId/1_20qsquz7/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:30:46 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Death is the ultimate defeat. No matter our successes, we are all doomed to suffer the final failure. But some claim that death is not final. Can the defeat be defeated? CONSCIOUSNESS - Death is the ultimate defeat. No matter our successes, we are all doomed to suffer the final failure. But some claim that death is not final. Can the defeat be defeated? CONSCIOUSNESS - Death is the ultimate defeat. No matter our successes, we are all doomed to suffer the final failure. But some claim that death is not final. Can the defeat be defeated? 26:33 consciousness Is God Necessary? http://www.closertotruth.com1_x4n9ss5g http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_x4n9ss5g/flavorId/1_0dwua8m9/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:52:44 -0500 MEANING - Whether God exists may depend on whether God is necessary. Even if God exists, would it have been possible for God not to exist? In other words, even if God does exist, could it have been otherwise? MEANING - Whether God exists may depend on whether God is necessary. Even if God exists, would it have been possible for God not to exist? In other words, even if God does exist, could it have been otherwise? MEANING - Whether God exists may depend on whether God is necessary. Even if God exists, would it have been possible for God not to exist? In other words, even if God does exist, could it have been otherwise? 26:32 meaning Is God Responsible For Evil? http://www.closertotruth.com1_mgegmzhd http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_mgegmzhd/flavorId/1_7nf6zstj/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:39:29 -0400 MEANING - How on earth could God be reconciled with massive, monstrous Evil? If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, and if God is the creator, wouldn’t God be responsible for evil? MEANING - How on earth could God be reconciled with massive, monstrous Evil? If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, and if God is the creator, wouldn’t God be responsible for evil? MEANING - How on earth could God be reconciled with massive, monstrous Evil? If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, and if God is the creator, wouldn’t God be responsible for evil? 26:32 Is the Anthropic Principle Significant? http://www.closertotruth.com1_kanw6kw7 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_kanw6kw7/flavorId/1_1ao4cx3b/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:32:02 -0500 COSMOS - Here’s the claim: conditions of the universe relate to the presence of observers. Does the Anthropic Principle convey deep insights? Or thwart science? For sure, it’s often misunderstood and controversial. COSMOS - Here’s the claim: conditions of the universe relate to the presence of observers. Does the Anthropic Principle convey deep insights? Or thwart science? For sure, it’s often misunderstood and controversial. COSMOS - Here’s the claim: conditions of the universe relate to the presence of observers. Does the Anthropic Principle convey deep insights? Or thwart science? For sure, it’s often misunderstood and controversial. 26:33 cosmos Is the Person All Material? http://www.closertotruth.com1_wcarkm6m http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_wcarkm6m/flavorId/1_z5zco1rc/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:10:21 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes a human being a "person?" What provides our sense of unity and continuity? While most people assume that to be a person is to have a soul, most philosophers-and some theologians-believe that persons are all material. CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes a human being a "person?" What provides our sense of unity and continuity? While most people assume that to be a person is to have a soul, most philosophers-and some theologians-believe that persons are all material. CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes a human being a "person?" What provides our sense of unity and continuity? While most people assume that to be a person is to have a soul, most philosophers-and some theologians-believe that persons are all material. 26:33 consciousness Is the Universe Theologically Ambiguous? http://www.closertotruth.com1_0t8eobbh http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_0t8eobbh/flavorId/1_ooa6gckv/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:25:04 -0400 COSMOS - Scientists split on whether the universe confirms or denies God. Though most leading scientists do not believe in God, some do. What can we learn from the dispute? COSMOS - Scientists split on whether the universe confirms or denies God. Though most leading scientists do not believe in God, some do. What can we learn from the dispute? COSMOS - Scientists split on whether the universe confirms or denies God. Though most leading scientists do not believe in God, some do. What can we learn from the dispute? 26:34 cosmos Is There a Final Theory of Everything? http://www.closertotruth.com1_365s4amt http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_365s4amt/flavorId/1_gc0jzb1t/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:31:10 -0400 COSMOS - It is the Holy Grail of physics: All the particles and forces of nature unified and explained by equations so simple that you can print them on your tee shirt. Are we getting there? COSMOS - It is the Holy Grail of physics: All the particles and forces of nature unified and explained by equations so simple that you can print them on your tee shirt. Are we getting there? COSMOS - It is the Holy Grail of physics: All the particles and forces of nature unified and explained by equations so simple that you can print them on your tee shirt. Are we getting there? 26:33 cosmos Is There Life After Death http://www.closertotruth.com1_d4tt7bg8 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_d4tt7bg8/flavorId/1_os2et2th/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:48:52 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Do we survive bodily death? Can our personal awareness transcend physical decay? There are no bigger questions and there are no shortages of answers. Some claim to have evidence. njain@closertotruth.com CONSCIOUSNESS - Do we survive bodily death? Can our personal awareness transcend physical decay? There are no bigger questions and there are no shortages of answers. Some claim to have evidence. CONSCIOUSNESS - Do we survive bodily death? Can our personal awareness transcend physical decay? There are no bigger questions and there are no shortages of answers. Some claim to have evidence. 26:28 consciousness Is Time Travel Possible http://www.closertotruth.com1_8gxrdcdt http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_8gxrdcdt/flavorId/1_m7ufgjrr/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:39:45 -0500 COSMOS - Some scientists take time travel seriously. Should you? What does time travel reveal about the nature of space and time and the laws of physics under extreme conditions? njain@closertotruth.com COSMOS - Some scientists take time travel seriously. Should you? What does time travel reveal about the nature of space and time and the laws of physics under extreme conditions? COSMOS - Some scientists take time travel seriously. Should you? What does time travel reveal about the nature of space and time and the laws of physics under extreme conditions? 26:33 cosmos Jesus as God - A Philosophical Inquiry http://www.closertotruth.com1_5d7c49vt http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_5d7c49vt/flavorId/1_4w9r3lex/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:04:06 -0400 MEANING - Why the astonishing claim that Jesus is God? Not like God. Not representing God. But literally God? One need not be a Christian, or even a theist, to appreciate the arguments. MEANING - Why the astonishing claim that Jesus is God? Not like God. Not representing God. But literally God? One need not be a Christian, or even a theist, to appreciate the arguments. MEANING - Why the astonishing claim that Jesus is God? Not like God. Not representing God. But literally God? One need not be a Christian, or even a theist, to appreciate the arguments. 26:33 meaning Must Multiple Universes Exist? http://www.closertotruth.com1_xx2h6d3t http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_xx2h6d3t/flavorId/1_82wawxft/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:32:05 -0400 COSMOS - Of all human knowledge, the most stunning may be multiple universes—very many universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes. Are multiple universes—the ‘multiverse’—scientific fact, theory or speculation? COSMOS - Of all human knowledge, the most stunning may be multiple universes—very many universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes. Are multiple universes—the ‘multiverse’—scientific fact, theory or speculation? COSMOS - Of all human knowledge, the most stunning may be multiple universes—very many universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes. Are multiple universes—the ‘multiverse’—scientific fact, theory or speculation? 26:34 cosmos Observing Quanta, Observing Nature? http://www.closertotruth.com1_m1tmq3ki http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_m1tmq3ki/flavorId/1_jfixzged/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:25:04 -0400 COSMOS - Why is an observer key to quantum physics? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external world? Why is Observation in the quantum world a mystery? COSMOS - Why is an observer key to quantum physics? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external world? Why is Observation in the quantum world a mystery? COSMOS - Why is an observer key to quantum physics? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external world? Why is Observation in the quantum world a mystery? 26:33 cosmo Salvation - A Philosophical Inquiry http://www.closertotruth.com1_shgaq2y2 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_shgaq2y2/flavorId/1_doyzypm6/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:06:06 -0400 MEANING - It’s intended as ultimate purpose: salvation means eternal life with God. For believers, what actually happens, what kind of life? For non-believers, what can we learn about how religion works? MEANING - It’s intended as ultimate purpose: salvation means eternal life with God. For believers, what actually happens, what kind of life? For non-believers, what can we learn about how religion works? MEANING - It’s intended as ultimate purpose: salvation means eternal life with God. For believers, what actually happens, what kind of life? For non-believers, what can we learn about how religion works? 26:33 meaning Science and the Future of Humanity http://www.closertotruth.com1_p1686l8e http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_p1686l8e/flavorId/1_3fdyqna1/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:44:40 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Humankind has learned so much, so fast. What are the risks of scientific knowledge? Look to the future. Artificial intelligence. Genetic engineering. Benefits? Dangers? CONSCIOUSNESS - Humankind has learned so much, so fast. What are the risks of scientific knowledge? Look to the future. Artificial intelligence. Genetic engineering. Benefits? Dangers? CONSCIOUSNESS - Humankind has learned so much, so fast. What are the risks of scientific knowledge? Look to the future. Artificial intelligence. Genetic engineering. Benefits? Dangers? 26:32 conscious Speculating about God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_4wu6agxf http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_4wu6agxf/flavorId/1_5uxqus2y/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:11:42 -0500 MEANING - In searching, striving to know God—if there is a God—we discover contrasting ways that God could be. It is good to wonder about God, see a landscape of possibilities, get the big picture of what God may be like. MEANING - In searching, striving to know God—if there is a God—we discover contrasting ways that God could be. It is good to wonder about God, see a landscape of possibilities, get the big picture of what God may be like. MEANING - In searching, striving to know God—if there is a God—we discover contrasting ways that God could be. It is good to wonder about God, see a landscape of possibilities, get the big picture of what God may be like. 26:33 meaning The Multiverse: What's Real? http://www.closertotruth.com1_a7rmiczq http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_a7rmiczq/flavorId/1_10fdhx5c/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:16:20 -0500 COSMOS - Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a limitless ocean of universes. What could all this mean? COSMOS - Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a limitless ocean of universes. What could all this mean? COSMOS - Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a limitless ocean of universes. What could all this mean? 26:34 cosmos The Mystery of Existence http://www.closertotruth.com1_npgiso9f http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_npgiso9f/flavorId/1_7biyhhe9/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:27:28 -0500 COSMOS - Call all-that-exists "something." Why is there "something" rather than "nothing"? The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all? COSMOS - Call all-that-exists "something." Why is there "something" rather than "nothing"? The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all? COSMOS - Call all-that-exists "something." Why is there "something" rather than "nothing"? The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all? 26:29 cosmos Time at Sea http://www.closertotruth.com1_b4i0st1w http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_b4i0st1w/flavorId/1_b17dwou9/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:29:26 -0400 COSMOS - Is time the ultimate stage on which all events play? Some physicists and philosophers say No -- time is an Illusion; time is not real. How can that be? COSMOS - Is time the ultimate stage on which all events play? Some physicists and philosophers say No -- time is an Illusion; time is not real. How can that be? COSMOS - Is time the ultimate stage on which all events play? Some physicists and philosophers say No -- time is an Illusion; time is not real. How can that be? 26:33 cosmos What Could ESP Mean? http://www.closertotruth.com1_oth5b60v http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_oth5b60v/flavorId/1_o4qawgaw/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:06:20 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Extrasensory perception (ESP) probes reality. If ESP does not exist, then today’s physical world may be all there is. If ESP does exist, then reality may go beyond the physical world. But can ESP be tested by science? CONSCIOUSNESS - Extrasensory perception (ESP) probes reality. If ESP does not exist, then today’s physical world may be all there is. If ESP does exist, then reality may go beyond the physical world. But can ESP be tested by science? CONSCIOUSNESS - Extrasensory perception (ESP) probes reality. If ESP does not exist, then today’s physical world may be all there is. If ESP does exist, then reality may go beyond the physical world. But can ESP be tested by science? 26:33 consciousness What Does An Expanding Universe Mean? http://www.closertotruth.com1_3a9ohp7r http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_3a9ohp7r/flavorId/1_txhcny5p/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:13:54 -0400 COSMOS - The expanding universe is humanity's monumental discovery. Beginning with something infinitesimally small, the universe has become something majestically large. How could this happen? What could this mean? COSMOS - The expanding universe is humanity's monumental discovery. Beginning with something infinitesimally small, the universe has become something majestically large. How could this happen? What could this mean? COSMOS - The expanding universe is humanity's monumental discovery. Beginning with something infinitesimally small, the universe has become something majestically large. How could this happen? What could this mean? 26:30 cosmos What Exists II? http://www.closertotruth.com1_4fmcyj8k http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_4fmcyj8k/flavorId/1_wdnp91ad/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:13:12 -0400 COSMOS - What’s the ultimate stuff of reality? What’s absolutely fundamental and non-reducible — the fewest number of categories within which every specific thing, of every general kind, can be classified? COSMOS - What’s the ultimate stuff of reality? What’s absolutely fundamental and non-reducible — the fewest number of categories within which every specific thing, of every general kind, can be classified? COSMOS - What’s the ultimate stuff of reality? What’s absolutely fundamental and non-reducible — the fewest number of categories within which every specific thing, of every general kind, can be classified? 26:33 cosmos What Exists? http://www.closertotruth.com1_uha9vqqh http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_uha9vqqh/flavorId/1_3rougjoc/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 03 May 2017 14:26:59 -0400 COSMOS - Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. COSMOS - Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. COSMOS - Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. 26:34 cosmos What is Analytic Theology? http://www.closertotruth.com1_2jsma0zr http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_2jsma0zr/flavorId/1_4f6bd3ao/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:39:33 -0400 MEANING - Can the analytic enrich the theological, sharpening distinctions of doctrine? Can deep questions about God be addressed with methods and practices that are precise and rigorous? MEANING - Can the analytic enrich the theological, sharpening distinctions of doctrine? Can deep questions about God be addressed with methods and practices that are precise and rigorous? MEANING - Can the analytic enrich the theological, sharpening distinctions of doctrine? Can deep questions about God be addressed with methods and practices that are precise and rigorous? 26:33 meaning What is Consciousness? http://www.closertotruth.com1_ui8cbe02 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_ui8cbe02/flavorId/1_04406se6/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:27:16 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is what we know best and explain least. It is the inner subjective experience of what it feels like to see red or smell garlic or hear Beethoven. Consciousness is baffling. CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is what we know best and explain least. It is the inner subjective experience of what it feels like to see red or smell garlic or hear Beethoven. Consciousness is baffling. CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is what we know best and explain least. It is the inner subjective experience of what it feels like to see red or smell garlic or hear Beethoven. Consciousness is baffling. 26:33 consciousness What is Fine-Tuning in Cosmology? http://www.closertotruth.com1_wmd00ek8 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_wmd00ek8/flavorId/1_b2qzbbp7/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:32:01 -0500 COSMOS - Here’s the claim: cosmic conditions that allow complex structures — galaxies, stars, planets, people — depend on a few “constants of nature” lying within tight ranges of values. But is fine-tuning valid? COSMOS - Here’s the claim: cosmic conditions that allow complex structures — galaxies, stars, planets, people — depend on a few “constants of nature” lying within tight ranges of values. But is fine-tuning valid? COSMOS - Here’s the claim: cosmic conditions that allow complex structures — galaxies, stars, planets, people — depend on a few “constants of nature” lying within tight ranges of values. But is fine-tuning valid? 26:33 cosmos What is Fine-Tuning in Physics? http://www.closertotruth.com1_v8t91vw1 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_v8t91vw1/flavorId/1_p03fgy92/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:32:01 -0500 COSMOS - Why do the “constants of nature” — masses of subatomic particles and strengths of forces like gravity and electromagnetism — have the values they do? Does fine-tuning “cry out” for explanation? COSMOS - Why do the “constants of nature” — masses of subatomic particles and strengths of forces like gravity and electromagnetism — have the values they do? Does fine-tuning “cry out” for explanation? COSMOS - Why do the “constants of nature” — masses of subatomic particles and strengths of forces like gravity and electromagnetism — have the values they do? Does fine-tuning “cry out” for explanation? 26:33 cosmos What is Free Will http://www.closertotruth.com1_le23k9qb http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_le23k9qb/flavorId/1_dmc0268o/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:15:52 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you underestimate the problem (and have never questioned a philosopher). Free Will is a huge problem. njain@closertotruth.com CONSCIOUSNESS - If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you underestimate the problem (and have never questioned a philosopher). Free Will is a huge problem. CONSCIOUSNESS - If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you underestimate the problem (and have never questioned a philosopher). Free Will is a huge problem. 26:33 consciousness What is Information? http://www.closertotruth.com1_2n5ks20d http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_2n5ks20d/flavorId/1_jgbe49fu/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:12:58 -0500 COSMOS - Information is all the rage in science, changing how we think about fundamental questions. Information has many descriptions, some of them surprising. Why is Information so important to scientists and philosophers? COSMOS - Information is all the rage in science, changing how we think about fundamental questions. Information has many descriptions, some of them surprising. Why is Information so important to scientists and philosophers? COSMOS - Information is all the rage in science, changing how we think about fundamental questions. Information has many descriptions, some of them surprising. Why is Information so important to scientists and philosophers? 26:33 cosmos What Is Nothing? http://www.closertotruth.com1_zpaqn2el http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_zpaqn2el/flavorId/1_by01ph6l/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 May 2015 14:39:03 -0400 COSMOS - What if nothing ever existed? Scientists claim that the universe came from nothing. But what's the nature of nothing? That's where the confusion lies. COSMOS - What if nothing ever existed? Scientists claim that the universe came from nothing. But what's the nature of nothing? That's where the confusion lies. COSMOS - What if nothing ever existed? Scientists claim that the universe came from nothing. But what's the nature of nothing? That's where the confusion lies. 26:32 cosmos What is Philosophy of Art? http://www.closertotruth.com1_1zdqpfft http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_1zdqpfft/flavorId/1_omm94uaa/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:56:35 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS — What is the nature of art? What makes something “art”, and why should we value it? What are aesthetics and art theory? Can philosophy of art enhance appreciation and practice of the arts? brittney@getzelsgordon.com CONSCIOUSNESS — What is the nature of art? What makes something “art”, and why should we value it? What are aesthetics and art theory? Can philosophy of art enhance appreciation and practice of the arts? CONSCIOUSNESS — What is the nature of art? What makes something “art”, and why should we value it? What are aesthetics and art theory? Can philosophy of art enhance appreciation and practice of the arts? 26:33 consciousness What is Philosophy of Cosmology? http://www.closertotruth.com1_t23fc14i http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_t23fc14i/flavorId/1_buzb6vlr/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:32:01 -0500 COSMOS - We search deepest levels of cosmic reality, the big picture of the puzzle of the universe — beginning, size, structure, future, far future. We seek significance in cosmology, if there’s any to be. COSMOS - We search deepest levels of cosmic reality, the big picture of the puzzle of the universe — beginning, size, structure, future, far future. We seek significance in cosmology, if there’s any to be. COSMOS - We search deepest levels of cosmic reality, the big picture of the puzzle of the universe — beginning, size, structure, future, far future. We seek significance in cosmology, if there’s any to be. 26:33 cosmos What is Time? http://www.closertotruth.com1_nweqz7rr http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_nweqz7rr/flavorId/1_6cgxfo6s/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:12:58 -0500 COSMOS - To appreciate Time is to touch the texture of reality. Does Time differ from our common perceptions of it? Is Time fixed or flexible? COSMOS - To appreciate Time is to touch the texture of reality. Does Time differ from our common perceptions of it? Is Time fixed or flexible? COSMOS - To appreciate Time is to touch the texture of reality. Does Time differ from our common perceptions of it? Is Time fixed or flexible? 26:33 cosmo What Is Ultimate Reality? http://www.closertotruth.com1_av6p8fpf http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_av6p8fpf/flavorId/1_o5r1d52d/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:13:29 -0400 COSMOS - What’s the deepest nature of things? Our world is complex, filled with so much stuff. But down below, what's fundamental? Only the physical world? Or anything nonphysical? COSMOS - What’s the deepest nature of things? Our world is complex, filled with so much stuff. But down below, what's fundamental? Only the physical world? Or anything nonphysical? COSMOS - What’s the deepest nature of things? Our world is complex, filled with so much stuff. But down below, what's fundamental? Only the physical world? Or anything nonphysical? 26:33 cosmos What Maintains Personal Identity? http://www.closertotruth.com1_pw0neuu2 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_pw0neuu2/flavorId/1_r5plywim/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:05:02 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes me a self? I see. I hear. I feel. How can separate perceptions bind together into a coherent mental unity? How can all be me? And how does my self persist through time? CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes me a self? I see. I hear. I feel. How can separate perceptions bind together into a coherent mental unity? How can all be me? And how does my self persist through time? CONSCIOUSNESS - What makes me a self? I see. I hear. I feel. How can separate perceptions bind together into a coherent mental unity? How can all be me? And how does my self persist through time? 26:34 consciousness What Things Are Conscious? http://www.closertotruth.com0_4l1b1txp http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/0_4l1b1txp/flavorId/0_vkehgayg/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:32:13 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is the great mystery of inner awareness. Where does it exist? Humans, obviously. Animals? Which animals? Chimps, elephants, dolphins, dogs? Termites, snails, amoeba, bacteria? What about non-biological intelligences like super-supercomputers of the future? CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is the great mystery of inner awareness. Where does it exist? Humans, obviously. Animals? Which animals? Chimps, elephants, dolphins, dogs? Termites, snails, amoeba, bacteria? What about non-biological intelligences like super-supercomputers of the future? CONSCIOUSNESS - Consciousness is the great mystery of inner awareness. Where does it exist? Humans, obviously. Animals? Which animals? Chimps, elephants, dolphins, dogs? Termites, snails, amoeba, bacteria? What about non-biological intelligences like super-supercomputers of the future? 26:33 consciousness What Things Are Real? http://www.closertotruth.com1_l5bi649t http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_l5bi649t/flavorId/1_ijn9le4r/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:53:20 -0400 COSMOS - Is the physical world real? Or an expression of consciousness. Is consciousness real? Or an illusion? Is there a spirit world? Many dismiss anything other than the physical. COSMOS - Is the physical world real? Or an expression of consciousness. Is consciousness real? Or an illusion? Is there a spirit world? Many dismiss anything other than the physical. COSMOS - Is the physical world real? Or an expression of consciousness. Is consciousness real? Or an illusion? Is there a spirit world? Many dismiss anything other than the physical. 26:33 cosmos What Would Multiple Universes Mean? http://www.closertotruth.com1_rt2yklez http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_rt2yklez/flavorId/1_8hpmwjfb/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:16:20 -0500 COSMOS - What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes? But does the multiverse really exist? COSMOS - What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes? But does the multiverse really exist? COSMOS - What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes? But does the multiverse really exist? 26:33 cosmos What's Beyond Physics? http://www.closertotruth.com1_36en9ktp http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_36en9ktp/flavorId/1_scg60ui9/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:05:33 -0500 COSMOS - Are there revolutionary discoveries yet to be made? Radical revelations and shocking secrets? Does physical reality go beyond what we know today? Far beyond? COSMOS - Are there revolutionary discoveries yet to be made? Radical revelations and shocking secrets? Does physical reality go beyond what we know today? Far beyond? COSMOS - Are there revolutionary discoveries yet to be made? Radical revelations and shocking secrets? Does physical reality go beyond what we know today? Far beyond? 26:34 cosmos What's in a Resurrection? http://www.closertotruth.com1_rp9he8z2 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_rp9he8z2/flavorId/1_svoni0f1/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:20:55 -0400 MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam each proclaim a resurrection of the dead, a bodily reconstruction of all people from all time. How would it work? Does it make sense? MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam each proclaim a resurrection of the dead, a bodily reconstruction of all people from all time. How would it work? Does it make sense? MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam each proclaim a resurrection of the dead, a bodily reconstruction of all people from all time. How would it work? Does it make sense? 26:33 meaning What's Strong Emergence? http://www.closertotruth.com1_g6xgkqq6 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_g6xgkqq6/flavorId/1_27mx7tnj/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:02:49 -0400 COSMOS - Here’s the claim: each level of the scientific hierarchy — physics, chemistry, biology, psychology — has its own special laws that can never be explained by deeper laws (physics). How can this be? COSMOS - Here’s the claim: each level of the scientific hierarchy — physics, chemistry, biology, psychology — has its own special laws that can never be explained by deeper laws (physics). How can this be? COSMOS - Here’s the claim: each level of the scientific hierarchy — physics, chemistry, biology, psychology — has its own special laws that can never be explained by deeper laws (physics). How can this be? 26:33 cosmos What's the New Atheism? http://www.closertotruth.com1_bgo5h1ja http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_bgo5h1ja/flavorId/1_4pr6gj4d/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:44:04 -0400 MEANING - I hope God exists, which is why I listen to atheists and follow their arguments. If hope trumps reason I may be entombed in false belief. MEANING - I hope God exists, which is why I listen to atheists and follow their arguments. If hope trumps reason I may be entombed in false belief. MEANING - I hope God exists, which is why I listen to atheists and follow their arguments. If hope trumps reason I may be entombed in false belief. 26:33 meaning What's Wrong With Immortal Souls? http://www.closertotruth.com1_l6mgx759 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_l6mgx759/flavorId/1_opxr4cvb/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:11:29 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Do human beings have immortal souls? Science dismisses anything nonphysical, and even some theologians reject immortal souls. But if no immortal souls, what happens to eternal life? CONSCIOUSNESS - Do human beings have immortal souls? Science dismisses anything nonphysical, and even some theologians reject immortal souls. But if no immortal souls, what happens to eternal life? CONSCIOUSNESS - Do human beings have immortal souls? Science dismisses anything nonphysical, and even some theologians reject immortal souls. But if no immortal souls, what happens to eternal life? 26:33 consciousness Whats the Far Future of Intelligence http://www.closertotruth.com1_kvic5zab http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_kvic5zab/flavorId/1_quhuxplv/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:59:43 -0500 COSMOS - Consider humanity's astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward, oh say, three billion years. njain@closertotruth.com COSMOS - Consider humanity's astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward, oh say, three billion years. COSMOS - Consider humanity's astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward, oh say, three billion years. 26:32 cosmos Why a Body in a Resurrection? http://www.closertotruth.com1_0s4nlgy3 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_0s4nlgy3/flavorId/1_0bo6oxrt/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:53:52 -0400 MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam teach the ‘resurrection of the body’, the person brought back to life. But isn’t a ‘body’ out of place in a nonphysical hereafter? Isn’t a body a burden throughout eternity? Moreover, how to resurrect a body? MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam teach the ‘resurrection of the body’, the person brought back to life. But isn’t a ‘body’ out of place in a nonphysical hereafter? Isn’t a body a burden throughout eternity? Moreover, how to resurrect a body? MEANING - Judaism, Christianity and Islam teach the ‘resurrection of the body’, the person brought back to life. But isn’t a ‘body’ out of place in a nonphysical hereafter? Isn’t a body a burden throughout eternity? Moreover, how to resurrect a body? 26:33 meaning Why Anything at All? (Part 2) http://www.closertotruth.com1_g1xklrrl http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_g1xklrrl/flavorId/1_tyhy909u/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:56:35 -0400 COSMOS — It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are there ways? brittney@getzelsgordon.com COSMOS — It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are there ways? COSMOS — It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are there ways? 26:33 cosmos Why Consonance in Science and Religion? http://www.closertotruth.com1_g9x3ugrf http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_g9x3ugrf/flavorId/1_vwtofvsz/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:40:22 -0400 COSMOS - The relationship between science and theology has easy conflicts and hard harmonies. Is consonance possible? What is consonance in science and religion that we should quest for it? COSMOS - The relationship between science and theology has easy conflicts and hard harmonies. Is consonance possible? What is consonance in science and religion that we should quest for it? COSMOS - The relationship between science and theology has easy conflicts and hard harmonies. Is consonance possible? What is consonance in science and religion that we should quest for it? 26:33 cosmos Why Do We Sleep? http://www.closertotruth.com1_e8dirpqf http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_e8dirpqf/flavorId/1_pcpw8pvj/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 May 2015 14:25:30 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - Why do we spend so much of our lives not awake? What do sleeping and dreaming reveal about consciousness? CONSCIOUSNESS - Why do we spend so much of our lives not awake? What do sleeping and dreaming reveal about consciousness? CONSCIOUSNESS - Why do we spend so much of our lives not awake? What do sleeping and dreaming reveal about consciousness? 26:33 consciousness Why is Consciousness Baffling? http://www.closertotruth.com1_sgvgtyiz http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_sgvgtyiz/flavorId/1_yvbad9gx/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 21 May 2019 18:48:04 -0400 CONSCIOUSNESS - 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 mystery-what it "feels like" inside-will likely remain. CONSCIOUSNESS - 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 mystery-what it "feels like" inside-will likely remain. CONSCIOUSNESS - 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 mystery-what it "feels like" inside-will likely remain. 26:33 consciousness Why Is Free Will A Mystery? http://www.closertotruth.com1_si8mbb1b http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_si8mbb1b/flavorId/1_ouiw3dlv/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:07:59 -0500 CONSCIOUSNESS - Episode Synopsis 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, affecting morality, responsibility, even consciousness. CONSCIOUSNESS - Episode Synopsis 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, affecting morality, responsibility, even consciousness. CONSCIOUSNESS - Episode Synopsis 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, affecting morality, responsibility, even consciousness. 26:34 consciousness Why Is The Universe Breathtaking? http://www.closertotruth.com1_r2145bwz http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_r2145bwz/flavorId/1_87gb7vh8/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:43:19 -0400 COSMOS - I look up and I look down and I chill with awe. I look up to the universe and envision hundreds of billions of galaxies. I look down to the atom and imagine minuscule, infinitesimal particles and forces. This is reality. COSMOS - I look up and I look down and I chill with awe. I look up to the universe and envision hundreds of billions of galaxies. I look down to the atom and imagine minuscule, infinitesimal particles and forces. This is reality. COSMOS - I look up and I look down and I chill with awe. I look up to the universe and envision hundreds of billions of galaxies. I look down to the atom and imagine minuscule, infinitesimal particles and forces. This is reality. 26:32 cosmos Why Philosophy of Physics & Cosmology? http://www.closertotruth.com1_4mfguujz http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_4mfguujz/flavorId/1_91z1qjki/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 02 May 2017 18:45:40 -0400 COSMOS - The observable universe may contain two trillion galaxies and there may be innumerable universes. Is there ultimate unification, a final theory? Search for deep harmony. Discern deep meaning. COSMOS - The observable universe may contain two trillion galaxies and there may be innumerable universes. Is there ultimate unification, a final theory? Search for deep harmony. Discern deep meaning. COSMOS - The observable universe may contain two trillion galaxies and there may be innumerable universes. Is there ultimate unification, a final theory? Search for deep harmony. Discern deep meaning. 26:33 cosmos Why Science And Religion Think Differently http://www.closertotruth.com1_bynvdcgp http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_bynvdcgp/flavorId/1_9w2rijqh/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:12:06 -0500 COSMOS - Science and religion-each pursues Big Truth and offers total solutions. Science works. That's for sure. Religion? Not so sure. Does any reality exist beyond the expanding reach of science? njain@closertotruth.com COSMOS - Science and religion-each pursues Big Truth and offers total solutions. Science works. That's for sure. Religion? Not so sure. Does any reality exist beyond the expanding reach of science? COSMOS - Science and religion-each pursues Big Truth and offers total solutions. Science works. That's for sure. Religion? Not so sure. Does any reality exist beyond the expanding reach of science? 26:32 cosmos Will The Universe Ever End? http://www.closertotruth.com1_zvribv2f http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_zvribv2f/flavorId/1_ppf03ajc/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 19 May 2015 13:50:56 -0400 COSMOS - In the far, far future, what happens to planets, stars, galaxies, black holes? What’s the ‘Big Rip’ and the ‘Big Crunch’? And if 'multiple universes’ exist, if one universe ends, do others begin? COSMOS - In the far, far future, what happens to planets, stars, galaxies, black holes? What’s the ‘Big Rip’ and the ‘Big Crunch’? And if 'multiple universes’ exist, if one universe ends, do others begin? COSMOS - In the far, far future, what happens to planets, stars, galaxies, black holes? What’s the ‘Big Rip’ and the ‘Big Crunch’? And if 'multiple universes’ exist, if one universe ends, do others begin? 33:37 cosmos Wondering about God http://www.closertotruth.com1_4csndvr0 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_4csndvr0/flavorId/1_g50luyef/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:52:44 -0500 MEANING - The God debate is not a game. Is there a God? If so, what are God's essences and traits? What are all the ways that God could be? Or could not be? We discover different beliefs of different kinds of Gods. MEANING - The God debate is not a game. Is there a God? If so, what are God's essences and traits? What are all the ways that God could be? Or could not be? We discover different beliefs of different kinds of Gods. MEANING - The God debate is not a game. Is there a God? If so, what are God's essences and traits? What are all the ways that God could be? Or could not be? We discover different beliefs of different kinds of Gods. 26:32 meaning Would Multiple Universes Undermine God? http://www.closertotruth.com1_wf8d1hc0 http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/p/1529571/sp/152957100/playManifest/entryId/1_wf8d1hc0/flavorId/1_7srpal5m/protocol/http/format/url/a.mp3?clientTag=feed:1_utdosuou Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:44:04 -0400 MEANING - Arguments for God, and against God, each call the universe as witness, each count the universe as evidence. God believers invoke the universe's apparent fine-tuning. God deniers envision a vast number of universes, so that anything can happen by accident, including us. MEANING - Arguments for God, and against God, each call the universe as witness, each count the universe as evidence. God believers invoke the universe's apparent fine-tuning. God deniers envision a vast number of universes, so that anything can happen by accident, including us. MEANING - Arguments for God, and against God, each call the universe as witness, each count the universe as evidence. God believers invoke the universe's apparent fine-tuning. God deniers envision a vast number of universes, so that anything can happen by accident, including us. 26:30 meaning