Huston Smith - What Things Really Exist?

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Find us on X for news and articles, plus connect with other viewers: https://shorturl.at/imHY9 When you ask what things really exist, and you think deeply about this probe to apprehend what is out there, you see the whole world anew. What are the most general categories to understand the world? It’s such a simple question; how can it inspire such profound insights? Watch more interviews on the metaphysics of the cosmos: https://shorturl.at/ehoPP Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise like hoodies, notebooks, and mugs: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Huston Cummings Smith was a religious studies scholar and former Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Syracuse University. Register for a free CTT membership today to get exclusive benefits: https://closertotruth.com/ Make a tax-deductible donation to Closer To Truth to help keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, 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.