Series: Talking about Philosophy

We know, more intimately than anything else, what it's like to undergo a rich world of experiences: agonising pains, dizzying pleasures, heady rage and existential doubts. Despite the incredible advances of physical science, it seems that we're no closer to an explanation of how this inner world of experiences comes about. No matter how detailed our description of the physical...

The origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. How do we find ourselves existing, let alone enveloped in a cosmos enriched with such order and complexity? For religious philosophers, despite the incredible advances of modern physics, we are no closer to a scientific explanation of where the universe came from. 'God', they affirm, 'is the best solution...