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The Exodus! (Did It Happen?) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
The Bible records the story of Moses and Exodus, the foundational event in the Jewish faith, but some skeptics say it never happened. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the evidence to determine whether the Exodus really occurred.
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Links for this episode:
- Five Views of the Exodus (book)
- James Hoffmeier’s book Israel in Egypt
- James Hoffmeier’s book Israel in Sinai
- Kenneth Kitchen’s book On the Reliability of the Old Testament
- Bob Brier’s course The History of Ancient Egypt
- Gary Rendsburg’s course The Book of Genesis
- Gary Rendsburg’s course The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Jimmy’s article Did the Exodus Happen?
- David Falk’s playlist Perspective on the Exodus
- PLOS ONE article on Wind Setdown
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- Why Is the Society for American Archaeology Promoting Indigenous Creationism?
- 5 Solstice Sites That Aren’t Stonehenge (Petra, Spiro Mounds, OK, Nabta Playa, Egypt, Big Rock, CA, Goseck Circle, Germany)
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Catechism Class, a dynamic weekly podcast journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Greg and Jennifer Willits. It’s the best book club, coffee talk, and faith study group, all rolled into one. Find it in any podcast directory.
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A Town Called Mercy – The Secrets of Doctor Who
The Doctor in the Old West. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the balance between justice and mercy, whether the good done today compensates for evil done before, and the Doctor’s own conscience about his deeds.
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The Gift (VOY) – The Secrets of Star Trek
Kes’s departure from Voyager was forced by the arrival of 7 of 9. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how she was written out of the show, compare her transformation to religious ecstasy, and the ethics of Janeway forcing 7 of 9 to leave the Borg Collective.
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Transporters & Sacraments? Frozen Embryo Guardian Angels? Human-Animal Hybrids? & More Weird Questions! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
It’s a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including would I need to be re-baptized after going through a transporter; what happens to guardian angels of frozen embryos; what about human-animal hybrids; and more.
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Questions covered:
- 01:58 – Is it possible that we are made in the image and likeness of God due to the Grandfather Paradox of Jesus assuming human flesh to begin with?
- 07:20 – My friends came up with a fun weird question for the next show: If I am transporting the Eucharist in my car, can I use the carpool lane?
- 10:34 – Do frozen embryos make their guardian angels wait with them?
- 12:03 – Will the bodies of people in hell (or heaven for that matter) need to eat and drink? Will our bodies just, subsist without sustenance?
- 16:30 – How was the holy house of Loretto transported from Nazareth to Italy.
- 19:01 – What happens to a person who can’t remember their sins through memory loss from, say, an accident, aging, or a disease like Alzheimer’s? Do they cease being culpable for their sins if they can’t remember them to repent and ask for forgiveness and reconcile with God?
- 23:43 – What could the physics of the “new heavens and new earth” (new creation) be like, such that this would no longer disintegrate due to entropy, etc.?
- 29:59 – If the Star Trek style transporter kills the person and creates a clone with that person’s memories, would a person who gets transported in such a manner have to be baptized or confirmed again? Would a priest who gets transported have to be ordained again? What about confession? What if you commit a mortal sin, then get transported, would the clone with your memories have to go to confession?
- 34:17 – If hell is complete and final separation from God, and God is necessary for existence, how do people and angels exist in hell? Another one – is the devil in hell yet, and if not, are the people in hell waiting for him to get there or are they all waiting until the end and judgement to enter hell?
- 39:34 – What are the spiritual and perhaps biological implications of combining human and pig or cow DNA? Besides having no justifiable health consideration and being seriously wrong for tampering with trying to create previously non-existing life forms, is it possible that a cow or pig could come to the realization that it will wind up as steak or bacon? If it is well known that trauma from violent wars can be passed down and sudden unknown memories which seem like deja vu do happen, is there enough information here to make human/animal chimeras unequivocally illegal? Who do we call?
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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Aaron Vurgason Electric and Automation at AaronV.com. Making Connections for Life for your automation and smart home needs in north and central Florida.
Catechism Class, a dynamic weekly podcast journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Greg and Jennifer Willits. It’s the best book club, coffee talk, and faith study group, all rolled into one. Find it in any podcast directory.
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Mindwarp – The Secrets of Doctor Who
The 6th Doctor is still on trial and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the bombastic action by guest star Brian Blessed, the hidden motivations of the Time Lords, and the sudden departure of Peri as Companion.
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Vortex (DS9) – The Secrets of Star Trek
When Odo’s strict code of justice conflicts with a growing sense of compassion and mercy, his character has a moment of growth. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how this episode provides a major leap forward for the changeling character.
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Border Patrol Ghost (Luis Santiago, San Diego Ghost Story) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
The US-Mexico border in San Diego sees thousands of people cross back and forth every year, but few people know that in the 1990s, the area got a reputation as a paranormal hotspot. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine one ghost story from the border and what could explain it.
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Links for this episode:
- Rocky Elmore’s book Out On Foot: Nightly Patrols and Ghostly Tales of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent
- Video by Rocky Elmore
- San Diego
- St. Junipero Serra
- Mission San Diego
- St. Diego of Alcala
- Roboto of San Diego
- California Missions
- Border Patrol
- Border Patrol Mission Goals
- Border Patrol In Memoriam page on Luis Santiago
- Coast To Coast AM interview
- 1996 Congressional Testimony
- Elmore recounts story in own voice on WNYC
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- Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
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This Episode is Brought to You By:
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Aaron Vurgason Electric and Automation at AaronV.com. Making Connections for Life for your automation and smart home needs in north and central Florida.
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Dinosaurs on a Spaceship – The Secrets of Doctor Who
What if the lone joke of an obscure Samuel L. Jackson movie were morphed into a Doctor Who episode? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss everything that’s wrong with this story, including the Doctor’s murder of the villain.
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The Battle (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek
The Ferengi are back! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that establishes Capt. Picard’s backstory involving the Stargazer; claims headaches don’t exist in the future; and sets up the Picard Manuever as the indefensible stratagem.
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