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When Church History and Science Collide

...e sky was pointing to the Schism being a good or bad thing is an issue for another day. But it’s an interesting connection, nonetheless. Let me know what you think in the comments below!   Sources/references: Great Schism | National Geographic Society The Crab Nebula | NASA SN 1054 — Wikipedia Supernova of 1054 and its Remnant, the Crab Nebula — NASA/ADS (harvard.edu) If only they knew what they were looking at! ?? #astronomy #astronomytok #physicstok #spacetok (tiktok.com)...

The Coming of Jesus: The Olivet Discourse – Part 1

...disciples pointing out how grand the temple was and Jesus saying to them that it "all will be thrown down". The temple was (and is) a big deal the Jewish people, so understandably, the disciples were concerned and wanted to know more about when it would be destroyed. Matthew 24:3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (cf. Luke 21:7; Mark 13:3-4) It's important to note here that the disciples rightly ask about the end of the age – not the world. I believe a lot of the confusion on this (and other doct...

The Temptations of Jesus: Pride

...mself and pointing back to Scripture. Whereas Jesus did have every right to say “I am the Son of God – there’s no ‘if’ about it!” and use his abilities to create a miracle for his own sake, that would also have been selfish and another path to the sin of pride and arrogance. Instead he sticks to the main thing that can thwart the enemy when trying to deceive us: Scripture. Although “he was in the form of God” and had equality, it wasn’t “something to be exploited” as Paul writes in Philippians 2:5-8. Let us learn from this, and keep ourselves ever humble, imitating our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we may push back against the attacks of the...

Doubting Defying Jihad: Questioning the Popular Conversion Story

...cales and pointing out the Quran was heavier! It seems that none of the common muslim arguments against Christianity were made at these occasions, which is particularly surprising since the most popular muslim debater in the world, Zakir Naik, is from India and has an immense audience of millions in Pakistan.3 So are these points conclusive that her story is fraudulent? I’ll leave that decision with you. I find it reasonable to think that if what happened is as she described, there would be people who know the identity of Anwar, of her Father, the militant group they were involved with, the madrassa she attended and at least some of the scholars she engaged...

"Thinking Occurs" Is Not The Same As "I Think": On AI And The Question Of Personhood

...as signs pointing to something deeper. Continuity A person does not merely process information in sequence. A person endures. You do not simply register time — you live through it. You wait. You anticipate tomorrow. You remember not only facts but having been there. You experience boredom. You feel the drag of grief and the quickening of joy. Even when you are doing nothing at all, you remain present in the here and now. Artificial systems process sequentially, but they do not experience the passage of time. When an interaction ends, there is no waiting. No sense of duration. No anticipation of the next exchange. Processing may resume later, but no...