Is the Universe Theologically Ambiguous? | Episode 1712 | Closer To Truth

Is the universe theologically ambiguous? Scientists split on whether the universe confirms or denies God. Though most leading scientists do not believe in God, some do. What can we learn from the dispute? Featuring interviews with Andrew Briggs, Carlo Rovelli, Don Page, and Paul Davies.

Season 17, Episode 12 - #CloserToTruth

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.

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.

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[frankfowlkes]

I tend to agree with Paul Davies. I am not exactly sure what is going on but that our universe is very special and their must be something  behind it. I really enjoy and appreciate this series!

[jakobbogale]

Kuhn is honestly an amazing interviewer.

[jamesruscheinski]

Natural life seems to argue for meaning by arguing for meaning.

[cd]

Absolutely loved this episode of CTT and Kuhn's probing and respectful manner in broaching the subject. The man is an under-appreciated national treasure

[robgau]

I love Robert. His quest has been my quest and I love watching him ask all the questions that I'm asking at the same time in the interviews.

[neilk.astrophotography]

Woa!Carlo Rovelli hey..there are only 2 physics writers (at the moment) in the World who can truely make Quantam Physics grapable, Mr Rovelli & Michio Kaku (just an opinion)..Mr Rovelli's Reality is Not What it Seems & Seven Brief Lessons on Physics are brilliant!

Can not help but think he wanted to say a bit more in this incredible interview with Mr Kuhn..

In the final chapter the final sentence from Seven Brief Lessons On Physics by Mr Rovellei "Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the beauty and mystery of the world.And it's breathtaking ".

Thank you to you both for such pure & honest interview truely!

[FrankJPSegura]

Very well done. I enjoy your full 26 minutes documentaries, the production is very interesting, and more so are the topics covered. Keep up the excellent job up!

[CaptainCrunchOwns]

Wow, I was pleasantly surprised when Dr. Kuhn called out the patronizing aspect to Dr. Rovelli's answer. Not expected but greatly appreciated.

As a Christian, I hope Dr. Kuhn's journey leads him not just closer to truth, but to the Way, the Truth, and the Life in Christ.

[podnuh]

I know it’s been said before in other videos but why aren’t these videos getting more views? Such great interviews. Such great guest

[richardvernon]

I share your puzzlement with the question posed in this episode. I have great admiration and respect for the scientist you speak with in your program. Truth is the ultimate moral tenet for them. My comparably golden retriever brain can be confused when talk turns to infinite numbers of four headed cows, infinite multiple universes, explanations for such a preposterously unlikely measurement for the cosmological constant or multiple versions of all experiences of all individuals. In watching over the years, at a certain point, I is not the idea of God just as viable as some of these theories that leaves God out of the scientific equation?

[davekiss]

Who does the music for this show? The intro is on par with Sagan's 'Cosmos'. Kuhn mentioned once that his wife is a professional pianist. I've always wondered if his wife was involved with scoring.

[shayaandanish]

I really want Mr Kuhn to have like a FAQ or at least make a video on his story of finding God.

[Anna-jgbr]

A great episode. I love and seek out science because it enriches my grasp of God. It does not threaten my belief. It moves me from a childish anthropomorphic understanding of God born from infant school religious education classes to a more mature but ‘wanting to know more’ attitude. Thank you Robert Lawrence Kuhn. Great work!

[karnakknowsall]

I am a scientist (astronomer) and an engineer (electrical) and an enthusiastic Christian and Minister of the Gospel. How someone, anyone, can examine the totality of all scientific evidence and come away with an absolute rejection of the possibility of God's existence is beyond me. If the atheists only knew what they are missing.

[nertoni]

Kuhn, is very honest on his opinions and can discuss the topic with a clear transparent rationality beside the complexity of the topics! He defined Prof. Carlo Rovelli as an agnostic and not as atheist and he was right. :)

[mikebailey]

Crawling on the planet’s face. Some insects call the human race. Lost in time, lost in space and meaning.

[blackmoonco]

I’m awe that someone with such poise, intelligence and grace asks the big questions from an extremely similar world view. We are better for it regardless of our assumptions.

[AbuSayed-ervs]

Statement of "Science" and "Scientist" are not the same!..

[alastairpaisley]

Invoking God (as the greatest possible being) does have explanatory power. It explains why there is something rather than nothing.

[tonoornottono]

carlo literally describes god, says he can also call the relationships his friends have “god, ” and insists upon a mystery.

he calls himself an atheist because true reality is beyond his grasp. ironically this is a supreme expression of faith in god.

when he insults the rituals of religion and the attempts to explain the mystery, he admits a relationship he may not fully realize he has. he strikes me as a deeply spiritual person with a strange way of describing it.

i love seeing people who offer no explanations for their deep living, if that makes sense. idk if anybody else will agree with me but the relationship with god is so much deeper than the intellectual and thinking level, and carlo just hits this weird groove where i feel like he’s deeply connected to the mystery, and his honesty about it with regard to the connotations of his personal vocabulary is refreshing. he has certain understandings of what “god” means, and he sees none of that in the universe. that’s because his connotations are artificial and borne of culture. but he relates himself to the fundamental relationship through his talking to trees and spiritual discussions.

i know this is a lot of assumptions about a person but sometimes you get a feeling about somebody