Closer to Truth

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  • Documentary Talk show

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4x1
Does God Make Sense?
Episode overview
How can you know whether God really exists, if you do not know what God really is? Diverse religions have diverse views.
4x2
How Vast is the Cosmos?
Episode overview
Everyone knows that the universe is huge, but no one could have imagined how staggeringly immense the universe, or multiple universes, may actually be. It stops your breath.
4x3
Why Is Consciousness So Mysterious?
Episode overview
How can the mindless microscopic particles that compose our brains "experience" the setting sun, the Mozart Requiem, and romantic love?
4x4
Did Our Universe Have a Beginning?
Episode overview
Everything in the universe has a beginning, but how can the universe as a whole have a start date? Does a universal commencement make sense? What would it possibly mean?
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Why a Fine-Tuned Universe?
Episode overview
How can so many numbers of nature, the constants and relationships of physics, be so spot-on perfect for humans to exist? Beware: there is more than one answer lurking here.
4x8
Do Persons Have Souls?
Episode overview
Is the "Real You" a special substance that is both nonphysical and immortal? Most people think "Certainly". Most scientists think "Certainly Not". What some theologians think may trouble you.