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Why Anything At All II? | ENCORE Episode 1907 | Closer To Truth

2022-10-12 Education
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Why is there anything at all? It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are there ways? Featuring interviews with Tim Maudlin, Mario Livio, George F. R. Ellis, and David Bentley Hart. 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 An encore screening of Season 19, Episode 7 - #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 journey into cutting-edge labs, magnificent libraries, hidden gardens, and revered sanctuaries in order to discover state-of-the-art ideas and make them real and relevant. ▶Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer to Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s 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. #Existence #Reality

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@JaniceDoe210 2022-10-12

The only thing that makes any sense to me is… non existence is just not possible, it’s not a thing, never has been and never will be. If there is existence, which there is, because we are here, ‘non existence’ doesn’t mean anything. Existence doesn’t have an opposite. That’s why the question is so baffling, existence in itself requires non existence to be completely non sensical.

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@Cardioid2035 2022-10-13

I literally think about this all the time

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@checkavilatility 2022-10-13

What a great episode! Thank you!

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@TXKurt 2024-07-08

It's the question that haunts me always. The question I never tire of asking: "Are we there yet?"

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@ryandinan 2022-10-15

This was such a great episode! It’s funny, I had come up with nearly the exact same hypothesis of Mario’s last night, before I watched this! Flawed, obviously, but wow - each guest was super interesting to listen to. Your interview/debate-style is what makes this program so informative and valuable. I’ve learned so much - thank you!

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@deetimeless5836 2022-11-29

WOW! This is the best episode, of the best series, ever! I want to thank you Robert for your work and your rigorous thinking and persistence, and thanks to the participants in this episode for their brilliant input!

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@richk562 2022-10-12

That’s the question that kept me up as a kid at night.

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@browngreen933 2022-10-12

Existence: "I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam."

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@fc-qr1cy 2023-04-26

11:50 i love this answer from George

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@oscarklauss9802 2026-04-07

Existence had an imperative to create life at all costs against seemingly impossible odds that it would ever get off the ground.

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