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    Genres of books

    Fantasy and Sci-Fi. Also enjoy classical mystery (Agatha Christie / Arthur Conan Doyle). In terms of series, for Sci-Fi the Expanse series is very gratifying and the audio book voice actor does a phenomenal job. The Uplift War by David Brin. Also his book Earth (which is a slog for the first...
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    In Star Trek The Next Generation.Who is worse the Q?Or the Borg?.For me it has always been the Q.:)

    Yeah, they are your typical God-wannabes, that torment people for amusement. The Borg are mostly hyper utilitarian (like the AI that focuses on making paper clips and inadvertently consumes all resources on earth for this endeavor) and not malicious.
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    Examining Christian Claims.

    Interesting discussion. First, John 14:12 supports the OP contention John 14:12 - The Way, the Truth, and the Life I would suggest that many *western* Christians have put God in a box and really practicing scientific materialists with occasional miracles allowed. Craig Keener has a 2 volume...
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    Being triggered is up to you

    I wanted to add: there are people who like to be cruel and like to get reactions from people who cover up what they say by "just saying" or "I'm being honest". This kind of meme can be posted by someone like that. Also re: the comments, I do not mean intentional offense -- slaughtering sacred...
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    Being triggered is up to you

    Some triggers are chosen purposely. And also, when you get a narrative running a group, what the group declares offensive -- if you engage in that, you will trigger them. [For example, oppose the claim that Trans Women are Women in Seattle]. I don't think that is intentional so much as you...
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    Are NDEs evidence of the soul?

    Re: Habermas and reliability -- Habermas is also working on a scholarly journal for Turin Shroud research. My middle son (in a Bible college, and a detailed researcher, he's working on a book on the Trinity in his spare time for example) spent a lot of time checking the actual research on Turin...
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    Are NDEs evidence of the soul?

    Frankj - I do not have the source information -- I have the retelling (by video) of the information by a person who a) has a plausible reason to have such information [ie the journal he works for], b) has a pattern of integrity. I suspect that if you wanted the information, you'd have to search...
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    Are NDEs evidence of the soul?

    Not replying to the article, but I have followed Gary Habermas on a few topics including NDE, he is IIRC on a review committee for an academic paper on NDEs, so he has a lot of exposure to well documented cases that we don't have. In particular, he had a criteria for ascertaining what you could...
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    Biblical Timeline.

    If you want to get into some fun variants, the Greek Translation (Septuagint / LXX) has a different timeline, that pushes back creation at least 1,000 years. Given that this was the Bible of the early Gentile / non-Israel Jewish Christians, it should at least be considered. The Samaritan...
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    I keep having worries that you can fall from grace.:(

    Michael Heiser has a great sermon that can be an encouragement:
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    Seeing people say "Prayer won't help"

    There are a few different perspectives that could motivate that view: a) A theological view (like the phrase "prayer doesn't change God, it changes us"). For this I often cite Moses' intercessions, as well as Ezekiel 22:30. b) There are also people who say this as a rhetorical device -- usually...
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    What's your definition of "Hate"?

    Colloquially hate seems to be used as: to be the enemy of, to oppose, to find contemptible. Stuff like that. That use is used within the Bible (for example we are to hate evil), but the Bible also uses hate as a relative level of love: For example Genesis 29:30-31 (ESV): This translation...
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    Are Sasquatch Real?

    The Blurry Creatures podcast asks each guest what their thoughts on Big Foot are. Personally, I think God has created a wide variety of creatures, and Big Foot is likely one of them. Do they have supernatural powers? Perhaps. If the supernatural ecosystem is as wide and varied as the...
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    Windows 11 Tips?

    This tool (which I use on my work Windows 11 machine) makes Windows Explorer more like Windows 10 Explorer. For example I can dock my task bar on the left (which is nice for wide screens). GitHub - valinet/ExplorerPatcher: This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
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    Does anybody on here have a crush on the people who play Q Or Q Junior.On Star Trek?

    In high school, Olivia D'Abo was a crush (she played the Q that was raised to be a human)
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    Does Satan give people gifts like God does?

    I had a former satanist in one of the churches I'd attended a few decades back. He said there was a evil spiritual gifts analogy to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I can't remember anything from the list, except hypnotism was one of those gifts. That doesn't surprise me, because Satan mimics...
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    Faith Is Not the Opposite of Reason

    Just a quick note - I will try to reply (but may take a few days, even half a week) -- I'm in the middle of a hard deadline w/ software validation for FDA application. Those are some great insights -- and I really want to follow up on the Scot McKnight comments -- although if I get enough...
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    Faith Is Not the Opposite of Reason

    I generally like what you are saying here (and many other posts FWIW), a few of thoughts: I have seen people do "logical proofs" that they are absolutely convinced of, but they are not persuasive to others because the one making the proof is not aware of the presuppositions he/she brings to...
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    Which jobs will AI take over in the next 10 years?

    This video covers some details better than many "news articles":
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    Which jobs will AI take over in the next 10 years?

    To Frankj's point - MS laid of 9,000 people despite being profitable (like 12B$ in profits). A decent chunk of the team that worked on Candy Crush Saga was let go -- and they had been provided an AI tool to make level creation easier / faster -- and had spent years giving feedback to improve...
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