与摩根·弗里曼探寻神的故事第一季

简介：WhoisGod?Wheredidweefrom?Whydoesevilhappen?Whathappenswhenwedie?Everyhumanbeingonehhasaskedthemselvesthesequestionsatsomepoint,andmostlikelyeachpersonhasfoundadifferentanswer.Thisserieswilltakeviewersonatriparoundtheworldtoexploredifferentculturesandreligionsontheultimatequesttounverthemeaningoflife,Godandallthesebigquestionsinbetween.Theseriesseekstounderstandhowreligionhasevolvedthroughouttheurseofcivilization,andinturnhowreligionhasshapedtheevolutionofsociety.Althoughinourcurrentgeopoliticallandscape,religionisoftenseenassomethingthatdivides,theseriesilluminatestheremarkablesimilaritiesamongdifferentfaiths,eventhosethatseemtobeinstaunchntrast.ThisisaquestforGod:toshedlightonthequestionsthathavepuzzled,terrifiedandinspiredmankind,nottomentionFreemanhimself.Eachepisodeiscenteredonadifferentbigquestionaboutthedivine:Creation–Aretheresimilaritiesamongthereligiouscreationstoriesfromaroundtheworld?Howdotheyparewiththescientifictheoryofthecreationofthesmosandthedawnofcivilization?WhoIsGod?–HowhastheperceptionofGodevolvedoverhumanhistory?IsGodjustanidea,andifso,canwefindevidenceofadivinepresenceinourbrains?Evil–Whatistherootofevilandhowhasourideaofitevolvedoverthemillennia?Isthedevilreal?Thebirthofreligionmaybeinextricablytiedtotheneedtontrolevil.Miracles–Aremiraclesreal?Formanybelievers,miraclesarethefoundationoftheirfaith.Othersregardmiraclesasmerelyunlikelyeventsonwhichourbrainsimposedivinemeaning.Beliefinmiracles,howeverwedefinethem,uldbewhatgivesushopeanddrivesustoturnpossibilityintoreality.EndofDays–Violentupheavalandfieryjudgmentfillpopularimagination,butwastheloreofapocalypsebornoutofthestrifethatplaguedtheMiddleEasttwomillenniaago?Thetruereligiousmeaningoftheapocalypsemaynotbeaglobalwar,butaninnerrevelation.Resurrection–Howhavebeliefsintheafterlifedeveloped,andhowhasourreactiontotheafterlifechangedthewaywelivethislife?Nowthatscienceismakingsuchrapidadvances,wemaysoonbenfrontedwithdigitalresurrection.Whatwillthatdotoourbeliefs?Toexploreeachoftheseics,hostandnarratorFreemanwentonthegroundtosomeofhumanity’sgreatestreligioussites,includingJerusalem’sWailingWall,India’sBodhiTree,MayantemplesinGuatemalaandthepyramidsofEgypt.Hetraveledwitharchaeologiststounverthelong-lostreligionsofourancestors,suchasthoseatthe7500B.C.NeolithicsettlementÇatalhöyükinTurkey.Heimmersedhimselfinreligiousexperiencesandritualsallaroundtheworld,andbecameatestsubjectinscientificlabstoexaminehowthefrontiersofneuroscienceareintersectingthetraditionaldomainofreligion.-\