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This podcast is a journey to discover, explain, and share answers to humanity’s deepest questions. Topics include: reality, existence, and the origin of the universe. The nature and potentiality of consciousness. Time, freewill, and subjective illusions. God, afterlives, and commonality between religions. The distant past, far future, and ultimate limits of technology. Join us in our search for answers to the life's mysteries! We strictly use logic, rationality, evidence, and the latest tool ...
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Why does anything exist? - AlwaysAsking.com
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Why does anything exist? Why is there something rather than nothing? Wouldn’t nothing have been so much easier? Every society in every time has wrestled with this dilemma. It’s our most enduring question. For we all seek to know: why we are here? In today's episode we will review the latest answers and use the best available evidence in an attempt …
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What is the meaning of life? - AlwaysAsking.com
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What is the meaning of life? It’s a question everyone has wondered about at some point in their life. Is there even an answer? Each of us has somehow found our way into this world. But for what purpose or reason are we here? What’s the point of it all? Is there inherent significance or value to life and existence? In today's episode we will review …
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Was the universe made for life? - AlwaysAsking.com
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Was the universe made for life? In other words, were physical laws and constants of nature somehow chosen to allow for complex life? Over the last century, physicists and cosmologists made a series of disturbing discoveries: cosmic coincidences. They found that parameters of nature and physical law seen specially crafted to make life possible. What…
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Is there life after death? - AlwaysAsking.com
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Is there an afterlife or is this the only life we get? Most believe science says there is no afterlife. But this view, while common, is wrong. In today's episode, we will consider the question of what we experience after death. Is there an afterlife? Do we resurrect to heaven, reincarnate as another being, unite with god, or might we experience not…
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What is time? Few things are so familiar and mysterious. Time is the most common noun in the English language. Our lives are governed by time, and yet we have so little understanding of it. In today's episode, we will consider what science has to tell us about time. We find that it is stranger than anyone could have imagined, at least, anyone befor…
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Can aging be cured? Eternal youth has long been a dream. Now, through modern science, humanity is on the verge of curing aging and achieving immortality. We’ve extended lifespans of organisms ten-fold, used drugs to shave years off people’s age, reprogrammed cells to become youthful, and we are developing tools that could one day enable digital imm…
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When will AI take over? - AlwaysAsking.com
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Artificial Intelligence has achieved extraordinary feats. Given the current state and trajectory of AI, for how much longer can humans remain the most intelligent creature on Earth? This episode explores that question. We review the areas where AI has already achieved superhuman abilities, and cover the dwindling areas where humans still hold an ed…
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Are we alone? Might Earth be the sole exception to an otherwise dead universe? We shouldn’t be. The ingredients for life are everywhere — life should be common. But then, where is everyone? In this episode we explore the three possible answers to this question. By the time you finish listening, you will have a firm grasp of the relevant science, en…
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How big is the universe? - AlwaysAsking.com
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How big is the universe? While it is generally known that the universe is very big, the latest science reveals that its true size defies all comprehension. In this episode we tackle the question of how big the universe is, whether or not it is infinite, and what the consequence are for us all if it is. Original article: https://alwaysasking.com/how…
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