Author: Closer To Truth

Is God completely beyond the universe—or somehow present within it?* Robert Russell explores the spectrum from classical … source

*Is there really such a thing as human nature?* Alex Rosenberg argues that Darwinian biology undermines the idea of a fixed human nature and suggests that even our most distinctive

*Can causation be explained without causation itself?* Michael Tooley reviews major reductionist theories—from probabilistic and counterfactual accounts to agency and powers-based approaches—and argues that none fully captures the structure and

*Could an AI ever truly feel anything?* Lucia Melloni argues that intelligence alone is not consciousness. While future AI systems might satisfy some theories of consciousness, determining whether they genuinely

If God created everything, did God also create mathematical truths?* Don Page argues that logical and mathematical truths cannot … source

*Can a deep conviction about morality influence what we believe about the fundamental nature of reality?* Meghan Sullivan argues that moral reasoning and metaphysical reasoning can influence one another. She

Does Rebecca Goldstein’s concept of the mattering instinct require a robust theory of mind?* Rebecca Goldstein argues that it … source

What exactly gets selected in evolution?* Peter Godfrey-Smith argues that decades of debate about genes, organisms, and … source

*For decades, most biologists assumed that quantum effects had little biological significance.* Philip Kurian explains how discoveries involving photosynthesis, bird navigation, molecular coherence, and quantum information processing helped transform quantum

Why does the longing to matter shape everything from family and status to politics and human rights?* Rebecca Goldstein … source