Joel 193: MOND True, Calvinism False? Also, The Mind Brain Problem. Do we have free will?
We start with a discussion of the new telescope and it’s findings, so that’s really interesting.
We’re on to the wonders of taking medicine, but me move quickly on to the fine tuning of the four constants. That may make no sense but if you listen it just might start making sense... no promises. If gravity was 5% stronger life would be impossible... and there are many more “impossible’s” that our pastor gets into. These “fine tuning” arguments destroy atheism. There’s the Weak Anthropic Principles, because they claim that this supposedly disposes the Fine-Tuning argument. But we have Romans 1:19-20, so we know that their WAP is not true. And then there’s firing squad scenario... which pastor will tell us about.
Is the universe’s purpose to preserve life? How many planets would be habitable? There is no evidence whatsoever that life exists anywhere else than here on earth. If God has made it so there can be life and fine tuned His creation, can He give His created free will?
And now, we reenter the Mind, Brain problem. Because the debate is, does humankind, does the animal kind, do the Angels, have free will? And with the fact that you can divide the body from the spirit/soul, is the body necessary? Some say the mind and soul emerge from the body. The brain and the body are particle. The mind, the spirit, the soul, cannot be reduced and is not divisible, where as the body can be divided.
There’s much more to this lecture, and if you’re new to Cliffside it will be things you’ve probably never heard in church. This is the Advanced Class. But we do get back to the errors of Calvinism.
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Notice: This is a very in-depth and fascinating study of Joel, Daniel, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Genesis, by our pastor Stephen A. Chronister. You’re Watching Lecture Number 193 in this series. Current and past lectures can be found at www.cliffside.org in the Media page, and Podcasts are available on iTunes, https://cliffside.podbean.com/, iHeart.com, and
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Romans 1:19-20, Hebrews 8:4-6, Genesis 3:4, John 11:25, John 8:22, Psalms 51:8, Exodus 32:9-10, Genesis 18, Deuteronomy 18:15