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Life's Big Questions

The mystery of what existed before the Big Bang has puzzled physicists since the theory was first proposed (Credit: Alamy)
Life's Big Questions

What existed before the Big Bang?

By Alastair Wilson

Would our sense of our own humanity be diminished or enhanced if our now extinct hominin cousins were still around? (Credit: MaxiPhoto/Getty Images)
Life's Big Questions

What if other human species still lived

By Nicholas R Longrich
Some decisions we give far more thought to than others (Credit: Alamy)
Life's Big Questions

Are we in charge of our decisions?

By Magda Osman
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Life's Big Questions

Can physics prove God's existence?

By Monica Grady, The Open University
Some people find pleasure in hurting other people while others are happy to do so in order to get what they want (Credit: Alamy)
Life's Big Questions

Why some people are cruel to others

By Simon McCarthy-Jones
Our attitudes to racism and bigotry are strongly influenced by the views of those around us (Credit: Getty Images)
Life's Big Questions

Is tribalism nature or nurture?

By Tom Oliver
Traffic signs (Credit: Getty Images)
Life's Big Questions

Could we live in a world without rules?

By Nick Chater
Love is not easily conquered by science (Credit: Getty Images)
Life's Big Questions

Is love just a chemical high?

By Parashkev Nachev
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Life's Big Questions

Can the moment of death be euphoric?

By Seamus Coyle