What Life Might Come After Death?
Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywall What kinds of afterlives do the world’s religions offer? Soul/spirit in he...
8 Maalis 26min
Could Theories of Consciousness Affect Life After Death?
Life after death is a haunting and deeply personal longing. Can we explore life after death in relation to theories of consciousness, ranging from strict materialism to imaginative philosophy to ancie...
25 Helmi 27min
Raymond Tallis on the Mystery of Human Beings
Explicitness is one of the fundamental mysteries in which our lives are wrapped. Our capacity, as conscious subjects, to make things explicit, so that what-is presents itself as “that-it-is” or “that-...
18 Helmi 25min
What do Theories of Consciousness Mean?
What causes consciousness, our inner felt experience, like the smell of garlic cooking in olive oil? Explore diverse theories from quantum consciousness to consciousness as fundamental reality. We see...
11 Helmi 1h 9min
Can Art Harmonize Diverse Religions?
Almost all religions use art in their sacred spaces and many use art forms in their worship rituals. Certainly, there is powerful social cohesion at work. Can cross-religion communications in art, lar...
4 Helmi 27min
Vlatko Vedral on Portals to a New Reality
Oxford physicist Vlatko Vedral seeks to shatter complacency in modern physics and show why five revolutionary experiments in quantum physics promise to open the gates separating us from a true underst...
21 Tammi 39min
Can Art Affect Belief Systems?
Many belief systems, religions in particular, use art for promoting their messages and furthering their missions. What makes art so effective in building and solidifying religious traditions? Can art ...
14 Tammi 27min
Roger Penrose on Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, and Deep Reality
Throughout his career, Penrose has challenged conventional wisdom in physics, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. He has tackled some of the most profound questions of the universe: How do qua...
7 Tammi 1h 47min
