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Robert J. Marks Asks: Where Is Heaven?

Baylor University, dimensions, Edwin A. Abbott, Faith & Science, free will, H.G. Wells, Heaven, higher dimensions, mathematics, Mind Matters News, miracles, Multidimensional Signal Analysis, multiple dimensions, outer space, parallel universes, perspective, physics, Plato, predestination, reality, Robert J. Marks, Stephen Hawking, string theory, The Country of the Blind, theology
The talk considers multiple dimensions from mathematical and theological angles to ask whether Heaven might exist in dimensions beyond the ones we can perceive.  Source
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AI Chatbots Pose Unique Dangers for Young People

adults, Anton Chekhov, artificial inteligence, Artificial Intimacy, boredom, brain, ChatGPT, Children, classrooms, distraction, drugs, Education, emergency, friends, lovers, machine programming, Moscow Art Theater, neural pathways, Parents, psychology, Sherry Turkle, smart toy, social life, Technology, teens, therapists
"Just say no, I don’t want my child in a school that has this. Big parents meeting. We don’t want it. Every school. And things will change." Source
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Fostering Relationships Despite the Prevalence of Technology

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, chatbots, communication, community, community centers, Conversation, Fathers, friendship, Harrison Ford, I And Thou, interviews, Mark Zuckerberg, Martin Buber, mothers, psychology, relationships, Seniors, Sherry Turkle, talking, Technology, vulnerability
MIT psychologist Dr. Sherry Turkle has been observing the effects of chatbot use on dozens of people, young and old. Source
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Where Did We Come From? 5 Lines of Scientific Evidence

Big Bang, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Cosmological Argument, Dr. Frank Turek, I don't have enough faith to be an atheist, morality, origin of the universe, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Where did we come from? Why are we here? And where are we going? Every worldview has to answer at least five essential questions, but which one leads us to the truth? It’s been 20+ years since the original release of, ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist‘, and while the arguments haven’t changed, there’s now even MORE evidence to support them! To celebrate the release of the newly revised and updated edition, Frank starts at the very beginning (literally!) by examining the scientific and philosophical evidence for the origin of the universe. You’ll learn: What are the five major questions that every worldview needs to answer (not just Christianity)? Can you make a scientific case for a Creator without using the Bible? What are the five lines…
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SETI and Fermi Paradox Are Nextdoor Neighbors of Intelligent Design

2001: A Space Odyssey, agnostics, apartments, Arthur C. Clarke, astronomy, atheists, Carl Sagan, Contact (novel), design detection, Fermi paradox, George Gaylord Simpson, humanoids, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, Jill Tarter, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Michael Behe, observational astronomy, radio astronomers, Science (journal), Science and Culture Today, science fiction, SETI, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Meyer, tandoori chicken, William Dembski, William Paley, Winston Ewert
What do SETI researchers, usually atheists or agnostics (cf. Jill Tarter as an example of the former, Carl Sagan of the latter), want to find? Evidence of MIND. Source
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Back to the Future with Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Aeon, August Weismann, biology, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, epigenetics, eugenicists, Evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, history of science, internal changes, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jessica Riskin, living things, Napoleon, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, Reign of Terror, Scientific American, seals, The Power of Life, Weismann barrier
Lamarck believed that “all living beings are constantly transforming themselves” and thus life forms shape their own evolution. Source
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My Top 5 Bible Study Resources for Understanding Difficult Passages

Apologetics, ApologeticsGuy.com, Bible study, Christianity, CrossExamined, Gospel, hermeneutics, Mikel del Rosario, Research Categories: Is the New Testament True?
What are the best Bible study resources to help you understand difficult verses, text-critical issues, and the background of Scripture? Some people have asked me for my top recommendations for different kinds of Bible study resources that you can use to help in your Bible study, especially when you come across a text you don’t easily understand. Whether you’re studying a whole book of the Bible or you’re working through a passage and come across a verse you don’t understand or a text-critical issue that you don’t understand, having the right tools can make a huge difference. Here are my five recommendations for Bible study resources that I think every serious student of Scripture should consider. A Bible Dictionary The first one is a Bible dictionary like the Holman Bible…
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4 Ways Mormons, Muslims, & Jehovah’s Witnesses CHANGE the Gospel with Dr. Brady Blevins

Brady Blevins, Christian Apologetics, Christian Heresies, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, False Teachings, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
A Muslim co-worker says Jesus never claimed to be God. Your Mormon neighbor says, “We believe in Jesus too!” Then, a Jehovah’s Witness opens the New World Translation and starts reading what sounds like scripture. Are you ready to respond? Or are you suddenly hoping somebody changes the subject? Frank welcomes Dr. Brady Blevins, Senior Apologist at Watchman Fellowship, and ‘Conversations with the Faiths‘ course instructor, for an eye-opening conversation about Christian heresies. What are these groups teaching their followers, and how can Christians help them recognize the deception? Tune in as Frank and Brady answer questions like: Where does the word ‘Mormon’ come from and why are Mormons now trying to distance themselves from the term in favor of ‘The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’? Is Mormonism…
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Engineering Places Constraints on Cell Size that Evolutions Cannot Explain

ALH84001, Ana Garoña, artificial evolution, astrobiologists, biology, cell division, cell size, college students, cytoplasm, Engineering, enzymes, Evolution, fitness, genome, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, homeostasis, Howard Glicksman, Intelligent Design, Jan M. Skotheim, lipids, Mars, meteorite, mutations, nucleic acids, PNAS, Portugal, proteins, senescence, Shicong Xie, Steve Laufmann, Target of Rapamycin, telephone booth, tennis balls, Volkswagen, yeast cells
Cells reach a Goldilocks size for their needs. Evolutionists are at a loss to say how cells hit the sweet spot for smooth functioning. Source
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How Small Became Beautiful: A Brief History of Information Storage

A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, compact discs, Computational Sciences, computers, Delft University of Technology, DNA, electronic storage, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Engineering, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, George Gaylord Simpson, gigabytes, Gordon Moore, hard drives, heat-assisted magnetic recording, IBM, information, Kryder’s law, Macintosh, Mark Kryder, megabytes, Michael Denton, Microsoft, molecular calculation, Moore’s law, nanometers, Pan Am, physics, printing, quantum holography, RAMAC, Richard Feynman, Stanford University, Technology, terabyte, Thomas Newman, University of Washington, volumetric density
For readers whose eyes may be glazing over with all these large exponentials for measuring DNA storage, let me offer an observation from Michael Denton. Source
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