Online philosophy course

from a beginning of nothing..... to a complete picture of everything!

It is not often that a website attempts to give you an overview of all the important steps that have led to your existence. It is an even rarer thing to contemplate your mind and consciousness and then relate this to religion and spirituality. We even explore the possibility of a God and the other alternatives for our existence.

It has taken many years of research to distill this information into a suitable format for video. The aim has always been to keep the information relevant, current, as simple as possible and interesting. By asking the question "so what" we have been able to present the most salient points that relate to our lives and meaning.

The course itself is made up of 16 videos, each between 6 and 15 minutes long (an average of about 10 minutes was the aim). Each one is presented by a cartoon version of me, partly because it looked quite good but mostly because I did not want to be tracked down by the many people that the truth offends....

We have invested heavily in robust video streaming capability so that these will run at high quality with no or little buffering. We are planning an additional course for 2010.

the lessons...

1. The beginning. The universe and how it got here. Clues to possible meaning...


2. It's written in the stars. Stars are critical to life in more ways than we think.


3. A perfect planet. The Earth is perfectly positioned in a perfect solar system.


4. How life began. Getting an understanding of what kick started life is critical to meaning.


5. The magical mechanism. Life had to diversify and this is how.


6. It’s a small, small world. We owe so much to our unseen past.


7. The incredible steps. What on earth led to us?


8. Making your mind up. How did our minds and consciousness evolve?


9. Consciousness..therefore I am.... Exploring the implications of our being and our seemingly unique awareness.


10. The Brain. How the brain creates our reality and the implications of this.


11. Religion and faith. How does religion fit in?


12. Spirituality. What effects does our past have on spiritual contentment? What is true happiness?


13. Is there a God? A reasoned approach to the thorny problem of a creator.


14. Why is the universe just right for life? Can science provide answers to our existence?


15. Time. Is it real? What is it? How do we effect it?


16. Conclusions. The possibilities defined and my personal conclusions