# ![@closertotruthtv Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UCl9StMQ79LtEvlrskzjoYbQ.png) @closertotruthtv Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth posts on YouTube about philosophy, truth, science, what is the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[philosophy](/topic/philosophy) #300, [truth](/topic/truth) #843, [science](/topic/science) #3562, [what is](/topic/what-is) #3078, [theory](/topic/theory) #1103, [education](/topic/education) #5331, [cosmos](/topic/cosmos) #598, [stem](/topic/stem) #712, [robert](/topic/robert) #422, [the world](/topic/the-world) 7%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Simon Blackburn - Realism vs. Anti-realism Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What are anti-realists and why do they deny objective reality What we know of the world must come through our senses and be processed by our brains. Both can be unreliable; illusions can fool our senses and illness or injury can disrupt our brains. Therefore can we ever be sure that anything outside ourselves is truly what it seems Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_NidtLVGo)  2021-09-28T15:00Z 664K followers, 41.6K engagements


"Ask Me Anything with Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part III) Robert Lawrence Kuhn answers questions submitted by viewers including: Which Closer To Truth guests have influenced him the most What are his thoughts on the single greatest threat to humanity Did the universe have a beginning And many more. Closer To Truth hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels presents the worlds greatest thinkers exploring humanitys deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DjtU0WICsbw)  2026-02-13T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Ken Olum - What Would an Infinite Universe Mean Do stars and spaces go on forever Do the numbers of galaxies and even of universes have no end Is our universe infinite in size and contents Are there an infinite number of independent universes Are there different kinds of infinite universes Can infinities be nestedinfinities of infinities Heres how infinity transforms an astonishing reality. Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5000"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1Bqw9hBQup4)  2023-03-26T15:00Z 664K followers, 271.1K engagements


"Is Consciousness an Illusion Episode [----] Closer To Truth Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What is consciousness Is consciousness something special in the universe a carrier of meaning and purpose Or is consciousness a mere artifact of the brain a by-product of evolution I hope consciousness is special which is why I must be a skeptic. Featuring interviews with Nicholas Humphrey Julian Baggini Rebecca Goldstein Galen Strawson Anthony Grayling and Raymond Tallis. Season 10"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2aPmC_zQ8bI)  2020-07-15T19:00Z 664K followers, 314.9K engagements


"Quayshawn Spencer - Philosophy of Medicine & Healthcare Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: https://shorturl.at/mtJP4 Can philosophy contribute to medicine and healthcare For example philosophy can help clarify the concept of cancer its nature kinds and variations. Philosophy can also help discern different levels or qualities of healthcare for different groups. Follow Closer To Truth on Instagram for updates announcements and videos: https://shorturl.at/EzYo9 Quayshawn Spencer is the Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2lfr1VV-kM0)  2026-02-14T16:00Z 664K followers, [---] engagements


"Where Are They All Those Aliens Episode [---] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Most scientists assume that the universe must be populated with innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations - after all we humans can't be so special. OK so where are they these "innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations" How come there's zero evidence Featuring"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5PTO8fJzae8)  2021-02-24T20:00Z 664K followers, 801.6K engagements


"David Bentley Hart - Atheism's Best Arguments Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Atheism fields two kinds of arguments denying the existence of God: arguments that refute so-called 'proofs' of God's existence and arguments that affirmatively support the truth claims of atheism. This first seeks weaknesses or fallacies in pro-God arguments; the second seeks to show why atheism alone makes sense. Different atheists offer different arguments. Watch"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AQBfoneh97E)  2019-09-28T21:19Z 664K followers, 64.3K engagements


"Roger Penrose: Mathematics & What Exists Episode [----] Closer To Truth Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Roger Penrosemathematician physicist philosopherwas awarded the [----] Nobel Prize in Physics. We speak with Roger about our favorite fundamental questions. What things exist What is math and why does it work Whats fundamental in the cosmos All episodes of Season [--] are available now on our website: https://bit.ly/3QwMzIA For subscriber-only exclusives register for free today:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bl7xvKY_kmI)  2024-01-15T16:00Z 664K followers, 135K engagements


"Thomas Flint - Can God do Everything Get access to over [----] videos by signing up for a free Closer To Truth membership: https://closertotruth.com/register/ If God can do everything what would this mean Can God make a circle square a bachelor married 2+2=5 Can God make it the case that God does not exist How about change the past Or create creatures with robust free will If God is in any way limited does that contradict the notion of God as omnipotent or as a perfect being Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you listen: https://shorturl.at/mtJP4 Thomas Flint"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DkxJZOW7Dxg)  2026-02-15T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Is Death Final Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Is there life after death 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 Featuring interviews with Gregory A. Boyd John Hick Deepak Chopra Warren Brown and Eric Steinhart."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DmnntDSXrjU)  2020-05-23T19:00Z 664K followers, 1.3M engagements


"Philip Goff - Panpsychism: Arguing Pro and Con Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: https://shorturl.at/mtJP4 Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. Panpsychism forms include micropsychism where fundamental particles or fields are in some sense conscious and Cosmopsychism where the entire universe is in some sense conscious. What are the arguments for and against Panpsychism like the combination problem Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FDTATkVFnRU)  2026-02-16T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Richard Swinburne - Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem Shop the Closer To Truth merch store for items like hoodies T-shirts mugs and more: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Whats the relationship between our brains and our consciousness between the physical stuff in our skulls and the mental experiences in our minds Much rides on the answer. Are human beings purely physical Evolved at random and destined to die extinguished forever Or are we something more A spirit or a soul with existence beyond Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hpe1X6FL5gI)  2026-01-13T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Jesus as God - A Philosophical Inquiry Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq 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. Featuring interviews with Sarah Coakley N.T. Wright Oliver Crisp Eleonore Stump C. Stephen Evans and Ian McFarland. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ITk_DwjtIpY)  2020-03-19T13:00Z 664K followers, 128.5K engagements


"Edward Witten - How is Mathematics Truth and Beauty Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN What is it about mathematics that mathematicians employ the language of philosophy to speak about truth and the language of art to speak about beauty What makes mathematical propositions true What makes them beautiful. Conversely can mathematical propositions be true without being beautiful and/or be beautiful without being true Edward Witten is a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O3isFuQ2q2A)  2020-04-27T15:00Z 664K followers, 315.6K engagements


"Roger Penrose - Did the Universe Begin Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Congratulations to Sir Roger Penrose for winning the [----] Nobel Prize in Physics. Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning. Yet the universe is expanding and so run the movie in reverse and there seems to be a beginning. What stakes are riding on whether the universe had a beginning Watch more interviews on the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OFqjA5ekmoY)  2020-10-07T20:30Z 664K followers, 502.9K engagements


"Did the Universe Have a Beginning Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq How did the universe begin Some scientists claim that the universe did not have a beginning. Some theologians contend that the universe did not need a beginning. Featuring interviews with Andreas Albrecht Anthony Aguirre Rodney Holder Dirk Evers and Leonard Mlodinow. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qjv0y7Fo_7g)  2020-06-01T19:00Z 664K followers, 166.7K engagements


"George Lakoff - What is the Mind-Body Problem Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq For a free membership and subscriber-only exclusives register at: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns How is it possible that mushy masses of brain cells passing chemicals and shooting sparks can cause mental sensations and subjective feelings How can brain chemistry and electricity be about things Can physical activities literally be mental activities Physical and mental activities seem so radically different."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TNKAMM-16Kw)  2023-12-30T16:00Z 664K followers, 13.7K engagements


"Why Believe in God Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq This is personal. Why should I want to believe in God Is belief a circular path of self-deception Or the shortest route to bedrock reality Featuring interviews with Sarah Coakley Anthony A.C. Grayling Christopher Isham and Michael Shermer. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence Kuhn takes viewers on an intriguing global"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFJ_Yeb_2RY)  2020-07-01T19:00Z 664K followers, 193.6K engagements


"Leonard Susskind - Why Black Holes are Astonishing Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Black holes warp space and time squeeze matter to a vanishing point and trap light so that it cannot escape. Black holes with masses millions or billions times that of our sun sit at the center of galaxies. How can black holes perform such stupendous tricks and what can we learn from them Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d_XuFkVdAYU)  2021-06-13T15:00Z 664K followers, 1.4M engagements


"Raymond Tallis on the Mystery of Human Beings Closer To Truth Chats 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-it-is-the-case is at the heart of the mystery of human being. Philosopher Raymond Tallis explores how explicitness connects with fundamental ontological metaphysical and epistemological questions. Tallis' latest book "Circling Round Explicitness: The Heart of the Mystery of Human Being" is available for purchase now:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ijRJ6Xvo21o)  2026-01-09T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"How Could ESP Work Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq 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 Featuring interviews with Brian Josephson Lawrence M. Krauss Michael Shermer Charles T. Tart and Dean Radin. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host Robert"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=irf0yTuE3rA)  2020-04-27T19:00Z 664K followers, 79.3K engagements


"Dean Radin on The Nature of Consciousness: You are More than Your Brain Robert Lawrence Kuhn speaks with Dean Radin about the nature of consciousness and whether mind can be fully explained by the brain alone. Drawing on decades of research in parapsychology (PSI) Radin outlines his theory of consciousness and explains how empirical findings challenge strictly materialist views of mind. Together they explore the possibility that consciousness is more fundamental than neural activity examine controversial experimental results and consider how these ideas fit within the broader landscape of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lOsMXvAdD-E)  2026-01-27T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Liad Mudrik - The State of Consciousness Studies Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to support Closer To Truth: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ What is the current state of the consciousness studies field What are the major issues and trends What kinds of experiments are being conducted What kinds of arguments are being made Like us on Facebook for daily videos updates announcements and much more: https://shorturl.at/tak4l Professor Liad Mudrik is a researcher at the school of psychological sciences and Sagol school of neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lihqtyzzFXU)  2026-01-21T20:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Etzel Cardea - Theories of Consciousness Make a donation to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Explore diverse theories of consciousness including materialism dualism panpsychism idealism and diverse ways of thinking about consciousness from the perspectives of neuroscience philosophy wisdom traditions. Compare and contrast diverse theories of consciousness as they are arrayed on a Landscape of Consciousness. Follow Closer To Truth on Instagram for daily videos updates and announcements:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mLoTbcMFxTQ)  2026-01-25T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Ernan McMullin - Did God Create Time Like us on Facebook for daily videos updates announcements and much more: https://shorturl.at/tak4l God and time are two huge mysteries. Relating them probes the nature of God and perhaps even the existence of God. God in order to be Creator must create everything other than Gods own self which includes time. But if God is in time and experiences its passage then how could God have created time Also Leibnizs question: Why didnt God create the world sooner Wear your support for the show with a Closer To Truth merchandise purchase: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pqUIUG9gCqQ)  2026-02-09T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Can the eye solve the hard problem of consciousness Does our vision give us unique insights into a physicalist theory of consciousness Professor Naotsugu Tsuchiya shares his research on how the cornea the clear dome shaped part of our eye can be used with Integrated Information Theory one of the currently leading theories of consciousness to tackle the hard problem of consciousness. closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn consciousness hard problem hard problem of consioucness philosophy philosophy of mind Naotsugu Tsuchiya cognitive science neuroscience philosophy tube philosophy of science"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qb9Joo_U2V0)  2026-02-06T19:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"What is Time Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq To appreciate Time is to touch the texture of reality. Does Time differ from our common perceptions of it Is Time fixed or flexible What is time really Featuring interviews with Huw Price Julian Barbour David Albert Jeff Tollaksen and John Polkinghorne. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qf_OGB6zazU)  2020-06-30T19:00Z 664K followers, 515.7K engagements


"Roger Penrose - Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns stars and stairs with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans just like chisels and hammers and pieces of music Or is mathematics discoveredalways out there somewhere like mysterious islands waiting to be found Whatever mathematics is"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ujvS2K06dg4)  2020-04-13T19:08Z 664K followers, 3M engagements


"Liad Mudrik - What Living Things are Conscious Follow us on X for videos articles and polls on life's biggest questions: https://x.com/CloserToTruth We know we humans are conscious and we strongly suspect higher animals are as well: for example primates dogs cetaceans whales and dolphins. But how far down the phylogenetic scale does consciousness go Do fish feel pain Do insects have awareness Do bacteria sense What are the implications Sign up for a free Closer To Truth membership to receive exclusives like early access to new episodes: https://closertotruth.com/register/ Professor Liad"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wkuzNzJlq_E)  2026-02-12T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Hubert L. Dreyfus - Is Consciousness Entirely Physical Here's the big question about consciousness our inner experience of what things feel like. Is consciousness a product of the physical world alone Because if consciousness is the output of the physical brain by itself however complex then consciousness as physicalism would defeat those who believe or hope for the existence of nonphysical realities. Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ywVQ3K1btRo)  2022-05-18T15:00Z 664K followers, 49K engagements


"Paul Davies - Gap Between Non-Life and Life Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What is life and how did it arise from non-life Is it as simple as the random organization of complex chemicals on the early Earth What are the pathways whereby chemicals turned into life Is life inevitable Or extremely rare Whats remarkable is how little we know. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on the gap between life and not-life:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ckD1PfExdc)  2022-06-15T15:00Z 664K followers, 152.6K engagements


"Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered Episode [---] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns stars and stairs with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans-like chisels and hammers and pieces of music Or is mathematics discovered-always out there somewhere like mysterious islands waiting to be found Featuring interviews with Roger Penrose Mark Balaguer Gregory Chaitin Stephen Wolfram and Frank Wilczek. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6CVjoOtA5eg)  2021-01-15T20:00Z 664K followers, 197.7K engagements


"Galen Strawson - Mysteries of Free Will 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 without clear answer. Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Click here to watch more interviews on the mysteries of free will: http://bit.ly/2CdGt6r Click here to watch more interviews with Galen Strawson: http://bit.ly/2czQYYt Click here to buy episodes or complete seasons of Closer To Truth: http://bit.ly/1LUPlQS"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eELfSwqJNKU)  2018-02-12T18:01Z 664K followers, 44.9K engagements


"Roger Penrose on Mind & Consciousness Closer To Truth Chats This Giving Tuesday make a tax-deductible donation to Closer To Truth and support our mission of exploring life's biggest questions: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ 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 quantum mechanics and cosmology shape our understanding of reality Can human consciousness be fully explained by physical laws or does it transcend computation This six-part"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vC4HNcqTQXk)  2025-12-01T20:30Z 664K followers, 19.7K engagements


"Deepak Chopra - Is Life After Death Possible Support Closer To Truth with a tax-deductible donation of any amount: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Does everything about a person disappear at death The body Sure its gone. The brain It stops working then dissolves. But what about awareness Does our consciousness end forever Nothing could be more frightening Is there any hope Are there ways that conceivably our consciousness can survive the ultimate insult Listen to audio versions of your favorite interviews on the Closer To Truth podcast: https://shorturl.at/hwGP3 Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0v8NFpzRAzU)  2024-10-31T16:00Z 664K followers, 39.4K engagements


"David Deutsch - Which Laws of Nature are Fundamental Why is there a world that works so well How does the cosmos generate diversity and opportunity Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq David Elieser Deutsch is a British physicist at the University of Oxford often described as the "father of quantum computing". He is a visiting professor in the Department of Atomic and Laser Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation in the Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford. Click here to watch more interviews with David"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2BLo2SdmjLI)  2016-01-29T18:21Z 664K followers, 109.6K engagements


"Roger Penrose - What is Consciousness Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Watch more videos the mystery of consciousness: https://bit.ly/44DYPLU Consciousness is what we can 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 has intrigued and baffled philosophers. To begin we must define and describe consciousness. What to include in a complete definition and description of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CdjHRA7fV10)  2024-01-06T16:00Z 664K followers, 329.6K engagements


"Lee Smolin - How Can Space and Time be the Same Thing Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What does it mean for space and time to be the same thing Not related to each other but literally two descriptions of precisely the same entity: "spacetime" One cannot understand existence without understanding spacetime. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QOAcQCFNtbo)  2021-04-03T15:00Z 664K followers, 2M engagements


"Sabine Hossenfelder - What's the Deep Meaning of Probability Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Closer To Truth has just launched a new website We can't wait for you to see what we've been working on. New seasons interviews topic guides curated playlists candid conversations book excerpts essays and announcements. Visit today: www.CloserToTruth.com Is probability a deep probe of how the world works at fundamental levels Or is probability merely a tool of human perception in"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XVNtM0XFTaE)  2022-12-06T16:00Z 664K followers, 482.2K engagements


"Blaise Agera y Arcas: Can AI Become Conscious Closer To Truth Chats Can AI become conscious or will machines always just simulate awareness Blaise Agera y Arcas VP at Google Research and a leading voice in artificial intelligence joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to explore one of the most profound questions in science and philosophy: Can artificial intelligence ever develop real consciousness They discuss the nature of mind the limits of machine learning and whether AI systems could one day have subjective experience emotions or self-awareness. What would it mean if a neural network felt something"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYA8lqbXkqk)  2025-11-21T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Philip Goff - Panpsychism: Arguing Pro and Con Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. Panpsychism forms include micropsychism where fundamental particles or fields are in some sense conscious and Cosmopsychism where the entire universe is in some sense conscious. What are the arguments for and against Panpsychism like the combination problem For subscriber-only exclusives register"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_tvO9n3O9og)  2025-06-09T15:00Z 664K followers, 15.7K engagements


"The Multiverse: What's Real Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Is the multiverse real What could be more startling than many universes multiple universes innumerable universes perhaps an infinite number of universes But does the multiverse really exist Featuring interviews with Max Tegmark Laura Mersini-Houghton Paul Davies Andreas Albrecht Alan H. Guth Anthony Aguirre and Carlo Rovelli. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bI8XiPVmiY4)  2020-03-19T13:00Z 664K followers, 99.5K engagements


"N.T. Wright - What is God's Judgment Love the show Make a donation of any amount to help support Closer To Truth: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Every religion thunders its day of reckoning. To examine Gods judgment is to probe Gods character and perhaps assess Gods existence. If God does not exist Gods judgment may expose it. If God does exist and assuming God is merciful as well as just maybe weve missed the meaning of Gods judgment. Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you listen: https://shorturl.at/mtJP4 Nicholas Thomas Wright FRSE known as N. T. Wright or Tom"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bevqZgBlVxk)  2024-12-22T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"What is Information Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What is information 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 Featuring interviews with Max Tegmark Paul Davies Seth Lloyd Giulio Tononi and Scott Aaronson. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ekfG-PCk25g)  2020-05-06T19:00Z 664K followers, 165.9K engagements


"Jonathan Schooler - Does ESP Make Sense Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Parapsychologists are sure ESP is real. Skeptics are sure it is not. But if ESP is real must explaining ESP go beyond physical laws into unknown non-physical realms Nothing repels scientists more than forays into the non-physical. But human concepts of reality keep expanding. We do not know any limits and due to ESP it"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=exmOHoGzTU8)  2023-06-19T16:00Z 664K followers, 20.9K engagements


"Blaise Agera y Arcas: What is Intelligence in an AI Future Closer To Truth Chats What is intelligence and how is AI emergence a natural consequence of evolution In his book "What Is Intelligence" and in this conversation Google's Blaise Agera y Arcas takes up the idea that prediction is fundamental not only to intelligence and the brain but to life itself and explores the wide-ranging implications. These include radical new perspectives on the computational properties of living systems the evolutionary and social origins of intelligence the relationship between models and reality entropy and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qqhEEovtKgw)  2025-09-25T15:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"How do Language and Consciousness Relate Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Why the tension between consciousness my inner experience and language enabling thought and culture Does consciousness cause language Or language cause consciousness Featuring interviews with John Searle Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Ned Block Barry Smith and Colin Blakemore. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rSqLe_QbX10)  2020-04-09T19:00Z 664K followers, 88K engagements


"Blaise Agera y Arcas: What Happens When AI Starts Evolving Closer To Truth Chats Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What happens when artificial intelligence begins to evolve on its own Blaise Agera y Arcas a leading researcher at Google DeepMind explores the possibility of self-improving AIsystems that enhance their own capabilities without human input. Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asks about recent claims from Meta researchers who say their AI models are learning autonomously as"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tkZDlFt_jrA)  2025-10-17T15:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Donald Hoffman - What is Consciousness Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Consciousness is what we can 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 has intrigued and baffled philosophers. To begin we must define and describe consciousness. What to include in a complete definition and description of consciousness Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynTqCFBhRmw)  2020-11-22T16:00Z 664K followers, 263.2K engagements


"Are Brain and Mind the Same Thing Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq If mind and brain are the same thing then the physical world is likely all that exists. But if mind and brain are not the same thing then what Could reality go beyond the physical Featuring interviews with David Eagleman Nicholas Humphrey Richard Swinburne Raymond Tallis and Robert Stickgold. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2i9UPTDUFJo)  2020-07-21T19:00Z 664K followers, 158.8K engagements


"What is the Mind-Body Problem Episode [---] Closer To Truth Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq How is it possible that mushy masses of brain cells passing chemicals and shooting sparks literally are mental sensations and subjective feelings They seem so radically different. Featuring interviews with John Searle Ned Block J.P. Moreland Marvin Minsky and Colin McGinn. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3TnBjLmQawQ)  2021-06-23T19:00Z 664K followers, 51.7K engagements


"David Deutsch - What is Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Defining 'truth' is an ancient question that in the age of science should find resolution and agreement. But this is not so. Even today #truth remains elusive. Can truth be objective or must it always be relative Click here to watch more interviews with David Deutsch: http://bit.ly/1xAaXvW Click here to watch more interviews about truth: http://bit.ly/2e9UXuC Click here to buy episodes or complete seasons of Closer To Truth: http://bit.ly/1LUPlQS For all of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3eEffbjzNwE)  2016-10-17T15:22Z 664K followers, 147.5K engagements


"Roger Penrose - Quantum Physics of Consciousness Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Congratulations to Sir Roger Penrose for winning the [----] Nobel Prize in Physics. Are quantum events required for consciousness in a very special sense far beyond the general sense that quantum events are part of all physical systems What would it take for quantum events on such a micro-scale to be relevant for brain function which operates at the much higher level of neurons and brain circuits"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=43vuOpJY46s)  2020-10-08T20:30Z 664K followers, 459.7K engagements


"Epistemology: How Do I Know Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. 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 Featuring interviews with Robert Audi Meghan Sullivan Bas C. van Fraassen Louis Caruana and David Bentley Hart. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6SQDD5E0jZA)  2020-03-19T13:00Z 664K followers, 205.3K engagements


"Galen Strawson - Consciousness and Deep Ontology Closer To Truth is now on Bluesky Follow us for updates announcements and more: https://shorturl.at/GSR4k What is the relationship between consciousness and the nature of ultimate reality Some say there is no relationship; consciousness is a late contingent product of biological evolution. Others say consciousness is irreducible and fundamental whether part of ultimate reality or all of it. Does it make sense to explore consciousness and cosmos together Like us on Facebook for daily videos updates announcements and much more:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4dlc1VLDsQ)  2025-10-18T15:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Iain McGilchrist - Consciousness and Deep Ontology Watch more videos on this topic here: https://shorturl.at/eYLvN What is the relationship between consciousness and the nature of ultimate reality Some say there is no relationship; consciousness is a late contingent product of biological evolution. Others say consciousness is irreducible and fundamental whether part of ultimate reality or all of it. Does it make sense to explore consciousness and cosmos together Sign up for a free Closer To Truth membership to receive exclusives like early access to new episodes:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKxqWwrqYd4)  2025-11-27T16:00Z 664K followers, 32K engagements


"David Chalmers - Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq What would it take for consciousness to defeat materialism or physicalism This is the worldview that only the physical is real which is the dominant view of scientists and philosophers. Here's what it would take: our inner awareness our experience of what things feel like could not be explained by physical brain alone That's it. A tall order though. Free access to Closer to Truth's library"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PI-cESvGlKc)  2022-06-16T15:00Z 664K followers, 124.3K engagements


"N.T. Wright - How Does Atonement Work Shop our special edition merch in honor of the late Steven Weinberg including mugs and T-shirts: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Christians are accustomed to hearing that Jesus died for our sins. But what would that mean literally How would atonement work What would be happening Is there a process a sequence of logical steps One need not be a Christian to appreciate the philosophical obstacles. Follow Closer To Truth on Facebook and discover daily videos updates announcements and more: https://shorturl.at/tak4l Nicholas Thomas Wright FRSE known as N. T. Wright or"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WeeofBKXLEE)  2025-03-12T19:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"The Mystery of Existence Episode [---] Closer To Truth Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Why do we exist Call all-that-exists "something." Why is there "something" rather than "nothing" The question haunts me. Why is there anything at all Featuring interviews with Michio Kaku Bede Rundle John Leslie Richard Swinburne and Hubert Dreyfus. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YxePKHHgyJw)  2020-09-03T19:00Z 664K followers, 413K engagements


"Sir Roger Penrose - Why Explore Cosmos and Consciousness Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Cosmos and consciousness seem utterly different cosmos encompassing the vast universe consciousness emerging from tiny brains. Yet consciousness is the basis of religion and some cosmologists speak quietly profoundly about consciousness. A few scientists and philosophers claim that even without God consciousness can be something of a cosmic imperative. Watch more interviews with Roger Penrose: http://bit.ly/2QD3iI1 Watch more"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dlv8DVb6e0Q)  2019-07-15T16:00Z 664K followers, 216.4K engagements


"Alvin Plantinga - Arguing God's Existence Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq For more videos and information from Alvin Plantinga http://bit.ly/1P03tbq For more videos on arguing God's existence click here http://bit.ly/1Ht5301 When searching for God majority opinion counts for little. But good arguments on each side enriche appreciation of issues and understanding of alternatives. Alvin Plantinga Closer To Truth Robert Lawrence Kuhn God Philosophy Existence Of God (Literature Subject) Existence (Quotation Subject)"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eeX6Lhb0_6A)  2013-01-08T16:00Z 664K followers, 180.2K engagements


"Markus Gabriel - Realism vs. Anti-Realism Support the show with a Closer To Truth merch purchase. Shop T-shirts mugs notebooks hoodies and more: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje What are anti-realists and why do they deny objective reality What we know of the world must come through our senses and be processed by our brains. Both can be unreliable; illusions can fool our senses and illness or injury can disrupt our brains. Therefore can we ever be sure that anything outside ourselves is truly what it seems Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iz-26FTZIeI)  2025-09-18T15:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Raymond Tallis - How Humans Differ from Other Animals Physically humans and animals seem similar. Mentally humans seem so superior. What's so special about human nature Language Culture Compare brain structures and functions of humans and animals. Human brains have advantages in complexity and capacity of association for example but are they sufficient to account for the vast superiority of human mentality Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sxnAmha14OI)  2022-05-02T15:00Z 664K followers, 22.4K engagements


"Roger Penrose - Why Did Our Universe Begin Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN That the universe began seems astonishing. What brought it about What forces were involved How did the laws of nature generate the vast expanse of billions of galaxies of billions of stars and planets in the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ypjZF6Pdrws)  2020-10-06T20:30Z 664K followers, 2.7M engagements


"Daniel Dennett - What is the Mind-Body Problem How is it possible that mushy masses of brain cells passing chemicals and shooting sparks can cause mental sensations and subjective feelings How can brain chemistry and electricity be 'about' things Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq For more videos on the mind-body problem click here: http://bit.ly/1ItBBHw For more on information on Daniel Dennett click here: http://bit.ly/1y49TBd Daniel Dennett (Author) Closer to Truth Philosphy mind body consciousness Neuroscience (Field"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zDUVCcknlJY)  2014-07-01T02:02Z 664K followers, 69.2K engagements


"David Bentley Hart - Why Is There Anything At All (Part 3) Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Why is there a world a cosmos something anything instead of absolutely nothing at all If nothing existed there would be well 'nothing' to explain. To have anything existing demands some kind of explanation. Of all the big questions this is the biggest. Why anything Why not nothing What can we learn from the absence of nothing Watch more interviews"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0JMFo8ANz8A)  2019-11-07T18:00Z 664K followers, 66.8K engagements


"Alva No - Why is Consciousness So Baffling Even when all mental functions may be explained the great mysterywhat it 'feels like' insidewill likely remain. This is the 'Hard Problem' of consciousness. Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq For more videos and information from Alva No click here: http://bit.ly/1DvCe5u For more videos on why consciousness is so baffling click here: http://bit.ly/1IvOxfY Closer to Truth Alva No Robert Lawrence Kuhn Consciousness Philosophy (Field Of Study) Neuroscience (Field Of Study) Free Will"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1aPeWc7Um1A)  2013-01-30T20:28Z 664K followers, 46K engagements


"Leonard Susskind - Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life and Mind Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq For more videos and information from Leonard Susskind click here: http://bit.ly/1xAleZd For more videos on whether the universe is fine-tuned for life and mind click here: http://bit.ly/1F9IiM0 To buy episodes and seasons of Closer To Truth click here: http://bit.ly/1LUPlQS If the deep laws of the universe had been ever so slightly different human beings wouldn't and couldn't"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2cT4zZIHR3s)  2013-01-08T15:59Z 664K followers, 541.4K engagements


"Massimo Pigliucci - Philosophy of Transhumanism & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Contribute what you can to support Closer To Truth: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Humanitys future is now framed by artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing interventions in the human body to cure and to enhance i.e. transhumanism. Considering the stakes and the dangers a philosophical perspective is imperative. Like us on Facebook for daily videos updates announcements and much more: https://shorturl.at/tak4l Massimo Pigliucci is an American philosopher and biologist who is professor of philosophy at the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4_uVrDoHBuw)  2026-02-05T20:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Bernardo Kastrup - Idealism: Arguing Pro and Con Like us on Facebook for daily videos updates announcements and much more: https://shorturl.at/tak4l Idealism is the theory that all reality is consciousness and only consciousness and that what we perceive to be the physical world is either a manifestation of consciousness or derived from it. Either way fundamental reality is pure consciousness. What are the arguments for and against Idealism (like the common sense of the physical) Donate to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8eGudtj_Kx4)  2025-12-05T16:00Z 664K followers, 12.5K engagements


"Alex Rosenberg - Biology and Philosophy of Mind Get special exclusives and discounts with a free Closer To Truth membership today: https://closertotruth.com/. What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling How did cognition and emotion (affect) co-develop over evolutionary time Moreover what can we learn from evolution about the mystery of consciousness Support Closer To Truth with a tax-deductible donation of any amount: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Alexander Rosenberg is an American philosopher and novelist. He is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F5fkhkd10so)  2024-11-07T16:00Z 664K followers, 15.2K engagements


"What does heaven look like If heaven is perpetual bliss would we get bored We asked famed philosopher Richard Swinburne about what heaven could look like compared to our current lives on Earth. #shorts closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn richard swinburne religion philosophy philosophy of religion what happens after we die is heaven real does heaven exist heaven and hell god what is heaven like what is heaven like according to the bible does heaven really exist jesus christ closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn richard swinburne religion philosophy philosophy of religion what happens after we"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FVKbtOgL8TQ)  2026-01-06T14:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Has Artificial General Intelligence already happened Do you believe that weve reached AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) In his new book What Is Intelligence Google's Blaise Agera y Arcas takes up this ideathat prediction is fundamental not only to intelligence and the brain but to life itselfand explores the wide-ranging implications. #shorts closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn Artificial General Intelligence agi ai artificial intelligence technology Blaise Agera y Arcas google machine learning llm large language model physics neuroscience consciousness science technology trends"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HhRod6GUrLI)  2025-10-20T12:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Iain McGilchrist - Consciousness and Life After Death Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/l3q6G Life after death is explored in the context of diverse theories of consciousness from strict Materialism/Physicalism to those of ancient wisdom traditions. We explore the view that the haunting and deeply personal question of life after death relates to theories of consciousness. Watch more videos on consciousness and life after death here: https://shorturl.at/vNC3W Iain McGilchrist FRSA is a British"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K0_J3nDFGfE)  2025-08-27T15:00Z 664K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Paul Davies - Why There is Something Rather than Nothing We know that there is not Nothing. There is Something. It is not the case that there is no world nothing at all a blank. It is the case that there is a world. Nothing did not obtain. But why Why hasnt Nothing obtained Is this ultimate question a legitimate question What can science contribute What can philosophy Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MF5tTZrtUdY)  2022-12-26T16:00Z 664K followers, 124.6K engagements


"Is the Anthropic Principle Significant Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Is the Anthropic Principle significant Heres the claim: conditions of the universe relate to the presence of observers. Does the Anthropic Principle convey deep insights Or thwart science For sure its often misunderstood and controversial. Featuring interviews with Bernard Carr Pedro G. Ferreira John Peacock Luke Barnes and Abraham Loeb. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NMV9t-3rFNs)  2020-03-19T13:00Z 664K followers, 61.3K engagements


"lex Gmez-Marn - The Science of Consciousness Contribute what you can to support Closer To Truth: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Alex Gmez-Marn is a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and a Masters in biophysics from the University of Barcelona. He was a research fellow at the EMBL-CRG Centre for Genomic Regulation and at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon. His research spans from the origins of the arrow of time in inert systems to the neurobiology of action-perception in living organisms such as flies worms mice and humans. Like"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PFDCsN7QMuo)  2026-02-10T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Bruce Hood - What Causes Religious Belief Get access to over [----] videos with a free Closer To Truth membership: https://closertotruth.com/register/ Bruce MacFarlane Hood is a Canadian-born British experimental psychologist and philosopher who specialises in developmental cognitive neuroscience. Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you listen: https://shorturl.at/mtJP4 Closer To Truth hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels presents the worlds greatest thinkers exploring humanitys deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWdyCxgiBng)  2026-02-06T00:00Z 664K followers, 25.5K engagements


"Arnold B. Scheibel - How Brain Scientists Think About Consciousness Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Is consciousness a scientific problem to be solved Or a philosophical problem that will remain a mystery What do scientists who study the brain think And why do they think the way they do These leading brain scientists share their intimate ideas about how the brain generates consciousness. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UwXQSNcytTY)  2022-07-13T15:00Z 664K followers, 331.9K engagements


"Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - Why Is There Anything At All Why is there a world a cosmos something anything instead of absolutely nothing at all If nothing existed there would be well nothing to explain. To have anything existing demands some kind of explanation. Of all the big questions this is the biggest. Why anything Why not nothing What can we learn from the absence of nothing Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Watch more interviews on existence:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UzwxJrPzwgA)  2023-01-26T17:30Z 664K followers, 28.6K engagements


"Mario Livio - The Anthropic Principle: Meaning & Significance Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq New episodes of the Closer To Truth podcast every Wednesday: https://shorturl.at/hwGP3 We should expect to observe that the universe in which we live must conform to the conditions required for our presence as observers. This is the unremarkable Weak Anthropic Principle: our universe has fundamental constants that happen to fall within the narrow range thought to be compatible with"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VqPy-rASesk)  2024-02-28T16:00Z 664K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Richard Dawkins - Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence Follow Closer To Truth on Instagram for daily videos updates and announcements: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics If so thats reductionism. Or are there emergent properties at higher levels of the hierarchy of life that cannot be explained by properties at lower or more basic levels Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to help support Closer To Truth continue making content like this: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Richard Dawkins is one of the worlds"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XCKq88vDsGM)  2026-01-05T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Terrence Deacon - Philosophy of Evolutionary Cognition Emotion & Consciousness Follow Closer To Truth on Instagram for daily videos updates and announcements: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling How did cognition and emotion (affect) co-develop over evolutionary time Moreover what can we learn from evolution about the mystery of consciousness Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to help support Closer To Truth continue making content like this: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Terrence William Deacon is an"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2SncNB8vU)  2026-02-11T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Bas C. van Fraassen - Theological Epistemology: How Can We Know God (Part 1) Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Can we know God If so how We can we believe in God. But is such belief justified How to apply the principles of epistemology to knowledge of God and belief in God What would make belief in God justified true belief Watch more interviews with Bas C. van Fraassen: http://bit.ly/2NVKiEW Watch more interviews on theological epistemology:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XxE0RgI8U_o)  2019-11-14T18:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Sean Carroll - Physics of Consciousness Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Sign up for a free Closer To Truth account to receive special members-only benefits: https://closertotruth.com/ How to explain our inner awareness that is at once most common and most mysterious Traditional explanations focus at the level of neuron and neuronal circuits in the brain. But little real progress has motivated some to look much deeper into the laws of physics information theory quantum"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cTaryrPqzgc)  2024-06-18T16:00Z 664K followers, 65.5K engagements


"Giulio Tononi - Why is Consciousness so Baffling Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awarenessappreciating music enjoying art feeling love Even when all mental functions may be explained the great mysterywhat it 'feels like' insidewill likely remain. This is the 'Hard Problem' of consciousness. What could even count as a theory of consciousness even in principle Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dK72pPa_gSE)  2021-08-25T15:00Z 664K followers, 662.3K engagements


"Eleonore Stump - How Does Salvation Work Shop the Closer To Truth merch store for items like hoodies T-shirts mugs and more: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje The Christian claim is that salvation is the ultimate goal of human life. But what literally is salvation and how does one obtain it How to comprehend each element of the salvation process and the way they work together One need not be a Christian to appreciate the philosophical conundrums. Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Eleonore Stump is an"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3B8Ef4ZSDk)  2026-02-11T16:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Rebecca Goldstein on Philosophy and Neuroscience Closer To Truth Chats Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Rebecca Goldstein discusses the communication or lack thereof between neuroscience and philosophy regarding the hard problem of consciousness. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's Website: https://www.rebeccagoldstein.com/ Follow Rebecca Goldstein on Twitter @platobooktour Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a novelist and Professor of Philosophy. She has written ten books a number of short stories and essays and biographical"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g5TCqK41Bws)  2020-09-26T17:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Giulio Tononi - Is Consciousness Entirely Physical Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Here's the big question about consciousness our inner experience of what things feel like. Is consciousness a product of the physical world alone Because if consciousness is the output of the physical brain by itself however complex then consciousness as physicalism would defeat those who believe or hope for the existence of nonphysical realities. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gLdnY19gVgo)  2021-05-21T15:00Z 664K followers, 94.3K engagements


"Why is Mathematics True and Beautiful Episode [----] Closer To Truth Does mathematics have two transcendent attributes: truth and beauty What makes math true What makes math beautiful Are there different kinds of mathematical existence How can math combine idealized perfection and explanatory simplicity Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Featuring interviews with Robbert Dijkgraaf Edward Witten Max Tegmark Sabine Hossenfelder and Jim Holt. Early-release episodes of Season 22"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jvaz81e7EZo)  2023-10-30T15:00Z 664K followers, 47.4K engagements


"Andy Clark - What is Extended Mind What does it mean to claim that the mind extends beyond the brain in some meaningful way Can objects in the external environment such as a computer or even a notebook combine with the traditional mind to create a cognitive "coupled system" Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Click here to watch more interviews with Andy Clark: https://bit.ly/2qJaHuX Click here to watch more interviews on the extended mind: https://bit.ly/2Hg43qn Click here to buy episodes or complete seasons of Closer To"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kc-TdMjuJRU)  2018-04-19T17:17Z 664K followers, 60.8K engagements


"Leonard Susskind - How does Dark Energy Drive the Universe Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Dark energy the repulsive energy of empty space was one of the most unexpected and astonishing discoveries in recent science. Most scientists had expected that the expansion of the universe would be slowing down due to the inward pull of gravity. In fact the expansion of the universe is speeding up revealing the presence of dark energy. What does it mean Free access to Closer to Truth's library of [----] videos:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mMgRCwzEkBQ)  2020-11-06T16:00Z 664K followers, 167.1K engagements


"Ivette Fuentes on quantum gravity After her talk at the Science of Consciousness Festival quantum physicist Ivette Fuentes joins us to discuss Roger Penrose's work on the interplay between general relativity and quantum mechanics. Is the answer to quantize gravity or gravitize quantum mechanics She shares her thoughts. closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn Ivette Fuentes gravity science quantum gravity Physics Quantum Physics general relativity quantum mechanics science documentary closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn Ivette Fuentes gravity science quantum gravity Physics Quantum Physics"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m_FvQH4CSS4)  2026-01-31T13:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Science vs. religion Science and religions have been at odds for centuries but are they inherently incompatible We ask philosopher William Lane Craig who is also a evangelical Christian why science is so important. closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn william lane craig religion science science versus religion science vs religion philosophy philosophy tube closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn william lane craig religion science science versus religion science vs religion philosophy philosophy tube"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u6rnjOnU7yk)  2026-02-07T20:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Alan Guth - How Does Dark Energy Drive the Universe Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Watch more interviews on black holes dark matter and dark energy:https://shorturl.at/tEHQY Dark energy the repulsive energy of empty space was one of the most unexpected and astonishing discoveries in recent science. Most scientists had expected that the expansion of the universe would be slowing down due to the inward pull of gravity. In fact the expansion of the universe is speeding up"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uTj9qHNoyAQ)  2024-01-27T16:00Z 664K followers, 21.6K engagements


"Ask Me Anything with Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part II) Robert Kawrence Kuhn answers fan questions on theories of consciousness cognitive computation theism determinism and more. Closer To Truth hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels presents the worlds greatest thinkers exploring humanitys deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn consciousness philosophy theories of consciousness consciousness theory"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uYBiIgNUVuU)  2026-02-06T21:00Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"What Would an Infinite Cosmos Mean Episode [----] Closer To Truth Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Is the cosmos infinite Do stars and spaces go on forever Do the numbers of galaxies and even of universes have no end Here's how infinity enriches appreciation of reality. Featuring interviews with Martin Rees Anthony Aguirre Raphael Bousso Sean Carroll and Joshua Knobe. Season [--] Episode [--] - #CloserToTruth Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host Robert"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ux0UuMoc_LY)  2020-07-05T19:00Z 664K followers, 187.8K engagements


"Galen Strawson - What is Panpsychism Follow us on Instagram for daily news announcements and exciting updates: https://shorturl.at/p2IhM Panpsychism is the extreme claim that everything in the physical worldall subatomic particles-are in some sense conscious or have a basic kind of proto-consciousness. Why are an increasing number of leading philosophers taking panpsychism seriously Something must be up. Could it be doubt that the scientific project to explain consciousness has failed Donate to Closer To Truth to help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wmezP2CiirU)  2025-01-22T20:00Z 664K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Galen Strawson - Panpsychism: Arguing Pro and Con Shop the Closer To Truth merch store for items like hoodies T-shirts mugs and more: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. Panpsychism forms include micropsychism where fundamental particles or fields are in some sense conscious and Cosmopsychism where the entire universe is in some sense conscious. What are the arguments for and against Panpsychism like the combination problem Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ysA2MszmRHA)  2026-02-08T16:01Z 664K followers, [----] engagements


"Is Robert Lawrence Kuhn really closer to truth Last year we recorded our first ever "Ask Me Anything" with host and co-creator Robert Lawrence Kuhn. The very first question: Now that he's been doing Closer to Truth for over [--] years has he gotten any closer to "truth" #shorts closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn closer to truth robert lawrence kuhn"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zOu9EvIjqS8)  2026-01-29T12:01Z 664K followers, 14.5K engagements

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