Free Will, an essay by Jenann Ismael

Philosophy is at its best when it is digging around at corners in our world-view that we don’t understand, forcing … More

Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says

Here at BQTA, we beg to differ. Atheism is not only consistent with science and the scientific method, but … More

What is consciousness anyway? And how did it get here? How can 3 pounds of brain tissue create conscious experience? … More

Are you conscious? Am I? Maybe we are zombies, or simulated characters in a video game played by a more … More

In this season of thanks, most of us are thankful for family and friends, for health and happiness, and for … More

This is the time of year to talk about monsters, and Sean Carroll does not miss the opportunity. A few … More

Dan Dennett is a materialist. Dualists think that there are two kinds of things in the world—mind and body. Dennett … More

In The Big Picture, Sean Carroll is anxious to reject religious ideas of the immortal soul, and this makes him … More

If physics says that objects are not colored, and light is not colored, what is colored? On what is … More

Sounds, colors, heat and cold, according to modern philosophy are not qualities in objects, but perceptions in the mind. David … More