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A Potential Flaw In The Kalam Cosmological Argument: What If Nothing Was Ever Created?
The Kalam Cosmological Argument is a powerful tool in the hands of Intelligent Design proponents. Essentially, it holds that: (1) everything that began to exist had a cause; (2) the universe began to…
Flavors of Consciousness
Infinite Supreme, Qualified/Creative Power, And “Solving The Hard Problem” - P.R. Sarkar By Way Of Richard Gauthier In this episode of Exus The Podquest, we spoke with former physics instructor and…
Answers - Or Just More Questions? Science Needs A Freaking Win!
Science is the bedrock of Exus The Podquest - our series-format thought experiment! That said, it’s more than just a little troubling that science hasn’t given us any real answers to the fundamental…
Secret Wisdom … And The Answers To Life, The Universe, And Everything? Theosophy (Part 1)
Secret wisdom that underlies all of the world’s great religions! Mysticism alive in the pages of a primordial narrative, born at the dawn of creation. An ancient, hidden tradition of knowledge about…
Holy Wow - We’re Talking Hinduism! From The Breath Of Creation To The End Of Suffering …
By a show of hands, how many of you who are living in the West know anything at all about Hinduism? That’s what I thought - pretty much no one. But even though that’s the case, how many of you pretty…
Why Don’t More People Just Fall Over Dead?
This episode of Exus The Podquest presents what appears to be a very basic question: Why Don’t More People Just Fall Over Dead? Simple, right? Maybe, maybe not. Obviously, survival is a critical…
Frank Tipler: The Omega Point Will Make Us Immortal. (I Can Live With That!)
Author, mathematical physicist, and cosmologist Frank Tipler proposes that, trillions of years in the future, life will fill the universe, take control of the cosmos, and cause everything in…
AI: Extension or Extinction? Ilia Delio On Evolution, Technology, And The Omega Point!
Will Artificial Intelligence bring an end to evolution? Or will it be a necessary “next step” in the inexorable march to what Pierre Teilhard De Chardin called “The Omega Point” - the universe’s…
Blur: The Magic That Already Is (Part 1)
Do we really need to look for magic in the skies (UFOs), or in the pyramids, or in the myths from antiquity that have somehow survived into modernity? No, we don’t. There’s no actual magic there. To…
Slicing the Existential Pie: How Could So Many People Be So Wrong?
The vast majority of people believe in something - a religion or the like - when it comes to fundamental issues. But any way you slice the pie in that regard, more than half of them are wrong! How…
S1E20 Can Science Prove The Existence Of A Life Force? Well, As A Matter Of Fact … (PART 1)
Could there be a fifth fundamental force in the universe? And could it be “life?” Could life itself be stitched into the very fabric of reality by “life particles?” Dr. Ian Walters believes that the…
S1E19 Consciousness And The Observer Effect
If A Tree Falls In The Forest And No One’s There To Observe It, Does It Make A Turkey Reuben Sandwich? Talk about covering a lot of territory! Author Larry Gottlieb joined us to examine the Observer…
S1E16 Still 1 Host. Still 2 Monks. Still More Zen! *** Bonus Content ***
One hour with Sunim Hoden and Reverend Koshin wasn’t nearly enough! So, we continued our discussion of all things Zen for another 22 minutes. Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section…
S1E15 1 Host. 2 Monks. What The Zen Are We Talking About?
We took a deep dive into the fascinating world of Zen Buddhism in our lively interview with two monks, (Venerable) Hoden Sunim and Rev. Koshin of the Dharma Gate Zen Center. Our discussion covered…
S1E18 Would Hitler Swerve? A Short Inquiry Into the Nature of Good and Evil
Are people inherently good or evil? How do we determine that? And what’s the proper standard for measuring morality in general? Those are the questions that we explore on today’s show, with an eye…
S1E17 Could Aliens Be Using Dark Energy To Save The Universe?
According to mainstream science, “Dark Energy” dominates the universe. It makes up nearly 70% of … well, everything. But here’s the rub: Despite its position of prominence in the cosmos, and despite…
S1E14 Ethan Siegel: Exploring the Infinite Cosmos
Ethan Siegel discusses his new book on the story of the James Webb Space Telescope.
S1E13 Want To Live Forever? A Conversation With Adam Gries of Vitalism.io
Tech entrepreneur Adam Gries explains Vitalism — the philosophy and movement he founded, aimed to delay aging and extend human life spans, while achieving peak health.
S1E12 Mary Jane Rubenstien on Pantheism
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University, joins Exus the Podquest host Bryan Marcus for an in-depth conversation about Pantheism, Panentheism, and all…
S1E11 Evolution Or Reproduction: Which Came First?
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Exus the Podquest has published 31 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
Exus the Podquest is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.
