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Closer to Truth Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Fallacies in Proving God Exists
Thu, Mar 29, 201227 mins
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.
Episode 2
Is Life and Mind Inevitable in the Cosmos?
Thu, Apr 5, 201227 mins
Our universe must be "just so" in order for life and mind-for us-to exist. "Just so" is called "fine-tuning," and it cries out for explanation.
Episode 3
Arguing God with Analytic Philosophy
Thu, Apr 12, 201227 mins
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.
Episode 4
What Would Alien Intelligences Mean?
Thu, Apr 19, 201227 mins
Do intelligent aliens exist? Who knows? But here's what I do know: The potential existence of intelligent aliens probes meaning and purpose in the universe.
Episode 5
What God the Creator Means
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Creation is God's glory; creating is God's essence. I've heard this so often and so long it seems to make sense. But does it make sense?
Episode 6
Mysteries of Cosmic Inflation
Thu, May 3, 201227 mins
The very early universe likely underwent a period of enormous expansion called "inflation." The theory stunned cosmology. Here's the story of its discovery.
Episode 7
How Is God All Powerful?
Thu, May 10, 201227 mins
The God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam claims to be "Omnipotent"- a being who is all-powerful. Can this omnipotent God do everything? Literally everything?
Episode 8
Does Metaphysics Reveal Reality?
Thu, May 17, 201227 mins
Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it's the bizarre occult. Real metaphysics asks the most profound questions, seeks the deepest truths.
Episode 9
Complexity from Simplicity?
Thu, May 24, 201227 mins
Our universe began with a swirling, seething plasma-everything, everywhere, all the same. Today we have galaxies, stars, planets, people. How did such structure come about?
Episode 10
Do Humans Have Free Will?
Thu, May 31, 201227 mins
Free will seems so obvious. Whatever I want to do, I just do. But could "I" be fooled? Some say that free will is an illusion. Others, that it's a mystery.
Episode 11
What's God About?
Thu, Jun 7, 201227 mins
Theists and atheists debate whether God exists. But what God are they arguing over? There's enormous variation in the kinds of gods that populate religions.
Episode 12
Does Consciousness Lead to God?
Thu, Jun 14, 201227 mins
Why does the mystery of consciousness lead some to the existence of God and others to only the brain? I'd like to believe in God. Can consciousness help me?
Episode 13
The Mystery of Existence
Thu, Jun 21, 201227 mins
Call all-that-exists "something." Why is there "something" rather than "nothing"? The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all?