Could a layperson on a desert island take on the role of a priest? It’s time for more listener weird questions with Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including topics like aerial toll booths in the afterlife, whether Balaam’s donkey had a rational soul, whether God could have become incarnate as multiple races in Middle Earth, and more.

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The debut novel Holy Terror by John R. Dougherty. Holy Terror is a gripping supernatural thriller where horrific crimes reveal an invisible war between good and evil. As justice is delivered through mysterious, otherworldly means, detectives and agents uncover a force far greater than themselves. Holy Terror is a bold blend of crime, faith, and the paranormal.  You can find author John R. Dougherty at johnrdougherty.com. Subscribers to John’s email list can receive a free copy of the Bible study guide companion

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A rural Oklahoma family faced nightly terror—food theft, rock attacks, and prowlers peering in windows. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh Bigfoot vs. bear, hidden motives, and eerie mimicry. Could this siege change what we believe?

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• Susan Monso’s book Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
• Bigfoot Field Researchs Organization article
• Sasquatch Chronicles episode 11
• Honobia, Oklahoma
• Tulsa World article (p. 1)
• Tulsa World article (p. 2)
• Daily Oklahoman article
• Little Dixie

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The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

The debut novel Holy Terror by John R. Dougherty. Holy Terror is a gripping supernatural thriller where horrific crimes reveal an invisible war between good and evil. As justice is delivered through mysterious, otherworldly means, detectives and agents uncover a force far greater than themselves. Holy Terror is a bold blend of crime, faith, and the paranormal.  You can find author John R. Dougherty at johnrdougherty.com. Subscribers to John’s email list can receive a free copy of the Bible study guide companion

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Can we sense the future—before it happens? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli confront the scientific chaos sparked by Daryl Bem’s mind-bending 2011 precognition study and unpack the data, the fury, and what it all means.

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• Daryl Bem (Psi Encyclopedia)
• Feeling the Future Experiments (Psi Encyclopedia)
• Daryl Bem’s 2011 “Feeling the Future” article
• 2011 critique of “Feeling the Future”
• Bem et al. 2011 follow-up on analyzing data
• 2016 Replication article
• Slate’s “Science Is Broken” article
• Larry Dossey’s “Why Are Scientists Afraid of Daryl Bem?” article
• Kate Nussenbaum’s Bem and “Broken Science” article
• Rational Wiki article

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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 Deliver Contacts, offering honest pricing and reliable service for all your contact lens needs. See the difference at delivercontacts.com.

Rosary Army. Featuring award-winning Catholic podcasts, Rosary resources, videos, and the School of Mary online community, prayer, and learning platform. Learn how to make them, pray them, and give them away while growing in your faith at RosaryArmy.com and SchoolOfMary.com

The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

The debut novel Holy Terror by John R. Dougherty. Holy Terror is a gripping supernatural thriller where horrific crimes reveal an invisible war between good and evil. As justice is delivered through mysterious, otherworldly means, detectives and agents uncover a force far greater than themselves. Holy Terror is a bold blend of crime, faith, and the paranormal.  You can find author John R. Dougherty at johnrdougherty.com. Subscribers to John’s email list can receive a free copy of the Bible study guide companion

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