Author: Closer To Truth

The historical Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most influential yet least understood figures in religious history, raising … source

Panpsychism is the idea that consciousness may exist at the most fundamental level of reality, raising the possibility that mind is … source

Art, music, and ritual play a central role in religious practice by shaping emotion, memory, and meaning within liturgy. source

What is the fundamental difference between cellular communication and human language? Biologist and computational scientist … source

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

God is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good. But what is God’s private mental life like? Can we reach in to appreciate God … source

Information has become increasingly important in understanding the physical world around us, from ordinary computers to the … source

What is “human” nature? While human beings are animals, we believe we are special, radically different from other animals. Why? What traits are unique to humans? Are we sure? How

If AI systems can’t explain their own decisions, what hope do we have of controlling them? Roman Yampolskiy argues that the … source

What if consciousness isn’t felt experience at all — but what felt experience appears in? Michael James argues that most … source