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The Heartbreaking Theory For Why We're Alone in the Universe

November 14th, 2022

Are we alone in the universe? A team at NASA is taking a look at the Great Filter theory, which posits that intelligent life existed out there, but that they destroyed themselves. Are we next? Continue Reading »

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NASA Unveils Astounding Deep Space Images

July 12th, 2022

NASA just unveiled the first photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope. The breathtaking images show the spot near where the universe was formed shortly after the Big Bang, some 13.7 billion years ago. Continue Reading »

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Is Artificial Intelligence Becoming Sentient?

June 15th, 2022

What makes us human? A Google engineer says that an AI he was working on recently gained sentience, but when he reported these beliefs he was placed on leave. Are we on the cusp of a robotic revolution? Continue Reading »

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How Will Religion React to Aliens? NASA Turned to Theologians to Find Out

December 30th, 2021

NASA's apparently recruited 24 of the world's leading theologians to predict how the world's major faiths would react to the confirmation of extraterrestrial life. Um, something you need to tell us, NASA? Continue Reading »

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Whitewashed: What Did Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Actually Look Like?

December 14th, 2021

What did Jesus Christ look like? That depends on who you ask. While Western depictions of Christ have often shown him as fair haired and white skinned, historians and theologians say he likely looked very different. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Science & Technology, Christian | 226 Comments »

What Happened to the City of Sodom? Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery

September 27th, 2021

Scientists believe they've discovered the origins of the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, arguing that it likely originated from a real life event - the destruction of a Middle Eastern city some 3,600 years ago. Continue Reading »

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Are UFOs Demonic? Evangelicals, Pentagon Officials Say Yes

September 2nd, 2021

Who or what, is to blame for the increased UFO sightings in recent years? While some say they're aliens and others say they're military craft, some evangelicals and military officials are saying that they're demons. Continue Reading »

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UFOs are Real? Yes, Say Pentagon Officials and Navy Pilots

May 20th, 2021

Do UFOs exist? Many former Pentagon officials say so, many believing them to be extraterrestrial in origin. And what's more, they say some of the military's top brass believe UFOs are potentially demonic. Continue Reading »

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Real Life Planet of the Apes? Human-Monkey Chimeras Cause Alarm

May 5th, 2021

Has science gone too far? Scientists have finally created a human-monkey embryo hybrid that lived for nearly three weeks. They say it will have all sorts of medical benefits, but others say we really shouldn't play God. Continue Reading »

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Will God Protect the Earth? Evangelicals Spar on Climate Change

April 22nd, 2021

Is manmade climate change a hoax, or science fact? Evangelicals largely don't believe that global warming is real, but some evangelical environmentalists are on a mission to get skeptics to see the light. Continue Reading »

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