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Meyer, Klavan: The Telltale “Element of Smugness” that’s a Giveaway for Scientific Atheists

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I bet you could turn the sound off on a video of the well-known scientific atheists and they would be identifiable by the smugness that radiates from them. Source
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Which God When There are 3,000 to Choose From?

2. Does God Exist?, Apologetics, Arguments for God, Atheism, Christianity, Exclusivism, God, Gospel, Sean Redfearn, theism, which Religion?, Worldview
When I went to university, I encountered the biggest intellectual doubt I’ve ever faced as a Christian: How can I be sure that Christianity is true? Here was my thinking: “Can I really claim that I have the right religion when there are 3,000 others to choose from?” You might have come across a form of this argument via the atheist comedian Ricky Gervais. As I went to university, I knew that I couldn’t keep my faith, nor share it with any real conviction, unless I knew that Christianity was true (1 Cor 15:14). I had to know which God was the correct one. Ultimately, philosophy was the primary force that drove the cementation of my Christian faith.[i] Categories of Theism As I wrestled with this doubt, I discovered that…
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What If You Don’t Feel Saved? Plus More Q&A

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, digital parenting, Dr. Frank Turek, faith and feelings, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, salvation, theology
Are strong emotional experiences required for salvation? Can you be a true follower of Jesus if you don’t “feel” saved? Many Christians wrestle with the gap between what they believe and what they experience during worship or Bible study time . But does the saving grace of Jesus come from a feeling or a decision? This week, Frank unpacks the danger of grounding your faith solely on feelings. He also tackles other listener questions related to politics, culture, and from a liberal listener on parenting in a digital age. Questions addressed include: Is a lack of emotion during worship a sign of a weak faith? What are the 3 essential aspects of human psychology? How is marriage in this life an illustration of our ultimate union with Christ? What’s the…
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Stop Signals in Disguise: How the Genetic Code Guards Against Frameshifts

alternative codes, amino acids, aspartic acid, biology, codon family, codons, deletions, frameshift, frameshift mutations, genetic code, genetics, glutamic acid, indels, insertions, Intelligent Design, mapping system, nucleotides, optimization, parameters, stop codons, translation, triplets
A frameshift mutation occurs as the result of indels (insertions or deletions) of a number of nucleotides that is non-divisible by three. Source
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Do Brain-Jolts Really Explain Near-Death Experiences?

Alex Hughes, Anna Stone, Anomalistic Psychology, BBC, BBC Science Focus, Chris French, consciousness theories, enhanced experience, fulfilment, Goldsmiths University, happiness, human consciousness, materialism, medical science, Medicine, Michael Egnor, Money, morality, near-death experiences, Neuroscience & Mind, paranormal, religion, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, sensory stimuli, The Immortal Mind
One change I have noticed recently is that science writers seem a bit more careful with the topic than they used to be. Source
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Jonah and the Big Fish, Part 2

3. Are Miracles Possible?, Anthony Williams, Apologetics, Archaeology, Assyria, bellatorchristi.com, Big Fish, Christianity, Gospel, history, Jonah, miracles, Nineveh, Old Testament, Prophet
In my previous article, Jonah and the Big Fish Part 1, I spoke about Jonah, the wayward prophet who initially tried to avoid God’s command to warn the people of Nineveh about the impending judgment they were about to receive for the wickedness of their culture. In that article, I discussed the identity of Jonah, who is also mentioned in 2 Kings, as well as the historical realities of Israel, Nineveh (an Assyrian city), and the archaeology that helps us connect what is written to what has been found in the dirt, including what was known for centuries as the grave of Jonah near the lost (but now found) city of Nineveh. I will hereafter do my best to add to the historical and Biblical evidence to show that Jonah and…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, William Shatner, and Science’s Next Great Frontier

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The implications of such paradigm-altering evidence are well articulated by William Shatner in his interview. Source
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Messianic Jew Reveals: Are Christians REALLY Being Persecuted in Israel? with Jeff Morgan

Christian Apologetics, Christian persecution, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Holy Land, Israel Christians, Jeff Morgan, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology, Tucker Carlson
Is the state of Israel actually hostile toward Christians, or are viral claims from figures like Tucker Carlson distorting the truth and misleading the masses? This week, Messianic Jew and missionary, Jeff Morgan, joins Frank to drop a “boots on the ground” report on what it’s really like to live and share the Gospel in the Holy Land. Jeff shares his journey from secular Judaism to faith in Christ and pulls back the curtain on the surprising camaraderie (and the real tensions) between Israelis, Arabs, and Christians. Tune in as they answer questions like: Why did Jeff feel “spiritually tormented” for many years and how did he become a Messianic Jew? Why did he name his new ministry ‘Highway 53’? What has Jeff personally experienced as a Messianic Jew living…
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Meyer on Mind Pump: Intelligent Design for the Fitness Crowd

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Dr. Meyer is talking about Albert Einstein’s greatest error with a huge “podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information.” Source
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