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mid-week apologetics booster (4-4-2024)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: According to Stephen Meyer, the odds of getting a functional protein of 150 amino acids by chance is no better than 1 in 10^164. Now consider that there are 10^80 elementary particles in the entire universe. – Is God Just a Human Invention and Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists Now, here are your weekly links:

The simplest argument against Darwinian evolution is Junk DNA | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/03/28/the-simplest-argument-against-darwinian-evolution-is-junk-dna/
Christopher Hitchens debates William Lane Craig: Does God Exist? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/03/30/christopher-hitchens-debates-william-lane-craig-does-god-exist-6/
How To Argue With Someone Who Doesn’t Use Logic – YouTube – Not a Christian video, but definitely worth the time of the Christian Apologist to watch this. Very relevant to our task. It seems to be harder than ever to get through to people logically. In fact, some of the smartest people have the most sophisticated psychological booby traps when it comes to heated subjects. So in this video, we’re going to break down why sometimes people won’t listen to reason even when they’re smart, and what techniques you can use to finally get through to someone who can’t listen to reason. 0:00 – Intro. 2:12 – #1: Being stunned by new information. 3:01 – #2: Inaccurately summarizing the other’s perspective. 4:01 – #3: Misreading nefarious intent. 4:41 – #4: Regularly moving goalposts. 5:35 – #5: Yelling or getting angry. 6:12 – #6: Attacking someone’s character. 6:34 – #7: Retreating Without Concession 8:05 – 3 Key Mindsets To Change Their Mind 9:05 – The Most Dangerous Cognitive Dissonance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVF0ojfhSrE
How to Make Faithful Friends in a Secular World | FaithTalk 1360 – Phoenix, AZ: https://faithtalk1360.com/articles/faith/spiritual-life/how-to-make-faithful-friends-in-a-secular-world
Greg’s Conversation with a Roman Catholic on a Plane – Stand to Reason: https://standtoreason.subspla.sh/ph7hb43
William Lane Craig debates James Crossley on the resurrection of Jesus | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/03/31/william-lane-craig-debates-james-crossley-on-the-resurrection-of-jesus-16/
The MYTH of Junk DNA (Long Story Short, Ep. 12) – YouTube: https://youtu.be/7gyp1QnTJvY?si=sP89VZI6hHbh-MLO

While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. Luke 22:47-51 Blessings to you all