Proof eight: near-death experiences are not a proof
- Can you base your faith in God on near-death experiences?
- Why won't God heal amputees (WhyWontGodHealAmputees.com)?
The hosts read proof number eight from GodIsImaginary.com: near-death experiences are chemically explainable (ketamine reproduces them; oxygen loss is the trigger), so NDEs prove nothing. The hosts fully agree — no Christian they know bases faith on NDEs; faith is not built on experience, and NDEs are 'not a flagship of the Christian faith.' A digression on Daniel's handwriting on the wall leads into the claim that the church's war on science drives youth away: 'God and science are not at war. Science is just how God did stuff.'
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Simeon's question: 'what made God?' and the case against scientism
- What made God? How can a being have no beginning?
Guest Simeon Clawson names his recurring faith question: what made God, and how can a mind process a being with no beginning?
From No. 556 · A Christian Mid-Life Crisis
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Christian Post 'Missing Heaven': what would it take to become a Christian
- What would it take for you to become a Christian?
- What would it take for you to give up on Christianity?
A host reads from a Christian Post article titled 'Missing Heaven' about the opener 'what would it take for you to become a Christian?' and argues the most interesting question…
From No. 531 · Just For The Taste Of It
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Article: why people reject Christianity, and record unhappiness
- Can you be holy and happy at the same time?
- Are people actually unhappier than past generations, or just more willing to say so?
A host reads an article arguing that beneath surface objections, two reasons top the list for rejecting Christianity: bad experiences with professing Christians who look nothing…
From No. 519 · Folk Ain’t Happy
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Ask the Pastor: Why Is Revelation the End?
- Why is Revelation the last book of the Bible, and how do we know the 66-book canon is closed?
Boova asks why Revelation is the last book and how the 66-book canon got closed. The answer pushes back on the 'council of old white dudes at Nicaea hid books from you' narrative:…