Author: Domenico Bettinelli

Are Transporters Murder Machines? (& More Weird Questions!) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

For this US Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether Star Trek transporters are murder machines, what history would be like without Jesus, is the Holy Grail special, a Good God vs. an Evil God, and the eschatological implications of space colonies.

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Questions covered this episode:

  • 01:44 – What if the incarnation had not yet happened?
  • 06:31 – The Holy Grail vs. ordinary chalices
  • 08:45 – Morality of the Star Trek transporter
  • 13:12 – Is almond milk bad for the environment?
  • 18:48 – In the resurrection will there be couples?
  • 20:44 – A Good God vs. an Evil God
  • 24:40 – Could asexual aliens become priests?
  • 25:53 – Eschatological implication of space colonies
  • 30:52 – Why is it forbidden for Catholics to be Freemasons?
  • 35:22 – Our Lady of Fatima’s requests
  • 37:38 – What the Church says about playing the Lottery
  • 39:12 – Adding tap water to Lourdes water
  • 41:32 – Was Jesus dead all-day Holy Saturday?

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Time-Flight – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 5th Doctor catches a Concorde flight back to the Cretaceous. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about how the inclusion of the supersonic Concorde was a nod to then-groundbreaking tech; how the show dealt with the loss of Adric; and whether this return of an old enemy works well.

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Scavengers (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Burnham and Georgiou go rogue to save Book. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the latest episode of Discovery as the crew and ship adapt to the 32nd century and begin to unravel the mystery of the Burn while keeping the trust of future Starfleet.

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Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson UFO Abduction (Pascagoula 1973) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Continuing their discussion of the reported 1973 abduction of two Mississippi men by a UFO, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the theories and evidence from a reason perspective, including a police secret tape recording of a conversation between the two men.

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The Big Bang – The Secrets of Doctor Who

As the 11th Doctor’s first season ends, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how Moffat’s first season-long arc wraps up, the hints dropped throughout the season of the resolution, and the elevation of Rory from tagalong to romantic hero.

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Die Trying (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

The Discovery crew needs to prove themselves to future Starfleet. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the attempt to provide perspective to a galaxy that’s moved on; the subtle machinations involving Georgiou, and the hidden tribute to Trek actor Aron Eisenberg.

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Pascagoula UFO Abduction (1973, Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In October 1973, two fishermen in Pascagoula, Mississippi, say they were taken on board a mysterious craft by strange creatures in one of the most famous UFO abduction cases in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who were these men, what happened to them, and is it evidence of alien contact?

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The Pandorica Opens – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The first season of the 11th Doctor wraps up the “crack in the universe” arc. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the universal stakes of the story, the array of the Doctor’s enemies together, and a certain Roman centurion whose appearance here cements him as a fan favorite.

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Forget Me Not (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Everybody is stressed in the latest episode of Discovery! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the stressed out state of the Discovery crew; the rogue AI that no one seems concerned about; Adira, the impossible girl; and a return to Trill.

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Curses! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Throughout history, people have been fascinated by curses, suspected others have been cursed, have wanted to curse their enemies, and wanted curses removed. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what are curses, how they work, and how worried about them should we be.

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And by RosaryArmy.com. Have more peace. Visit RosaryArmy.com and get a free all-twine knotted rosary, downloadable audio Rosaries, and more. Make Them. Pray Them. Give Them Away at RosaryArmy.com.

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