One approach to testing the reliability, or lack thereof, of the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection is the "minimal facts" approach by which we look at only those facts that are undisputed among even the most critical scholars. But are there good reasons to move beyond the "minimal facts" to "maximal data"?              Resources mentioned in this episode:  Minimal Facts vs. Maximal Data playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIp6_r9Vga4&list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0sWTtdaXPg8oMRqmYnhU6M   Lydia McGrew on facebook https://www.facebook.com/lydiamcgrewauthor/  Lydia McGrew Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LydiaMcGrewChannel  Lydia McGrew on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1MVo3rKGvGTKGRT2HztvQE  Lydia McGrew on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B073V1ZP1Y   Lydia McGrew website https://lydiamcgrew.com/     Were the Gospels Anonymous? Anonymous gospels episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJbD0IN6qk     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abdumurray  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abdumurray12  Twitter https://twitter.com/abdumurray  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abdumurray    Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

Abdu is joined by the John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and a sought after author and speaker on the intersection of Christianity and culture.     You can check out the Colson Center at https://colsoncenter.org/. Find John's socials at https://breakpoint.org/john-stonestreet/.     The articles mention in this episode can be found at:  https://www.breakpoint.org/lesser-of-two-evils-vs-lessening-evil/  https://www.breakpoint.org/the-gop-caves-on-life-and-marriage/  https://www.breakpoint.org/directions-for-dystopia/      Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

Analytic philosopher Dr. Lydia McGrew uses her specialty to answer the perennial question: Is the Gospel of John an eyewitness account or merely a theological fiction?  Resources mentioned in this episode:  Lydia McGrew on facebook https://www.facebook.com/lydiamcgrewauthor/  Lydia McGrew Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LydiaMcGrewChannel  Lydia McGrew on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1MVo3rKGvGTKGRT2HztvQE  Lydia McGrew on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B073V1ZP1Y   Lydia McGrew website with endorsements https://lydiamcgrew.com/     Were the Gospels Anonymous? Anonymous gospels episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJbD0IN6qk     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abdumurray  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abdumurray12  Twitter https://twitter.com/abdumurray  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abdumurray    Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

Has life been created inside of the laboratory? Some scientists say YES, making some believe that God is an unnecessary hypothesis for the existence of life. What does the science actually say? Join us as we discuss WHAT scientists are saying, WHY they're saying it, and WHAT the acual science says with one of our finest living scientific minds, Dr. James Tour.         Check out Dr. James Tour's website at https://www.drjamestour.com/.      Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abdumurray  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abdumurray12  Twitter https://twitter.com/abdumurray  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abdumurray    Keep in touch with Abdu and be notified when he is in a town near you by signing up for his monthly newsletter at https://embracethetruth.org/sign-up/.     Embrace the Truth is a donor-supported ministry that seeks to answer PEOPLE, not questions. Consider partnering with us in this important mission by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/donations/.   

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere right now, and much of the press has been concerned with one question: will AI unleash a technological revolution that inevitably ends in catastrophe? Cutting through some of the uninformed hyperbole of those who think it will destroy the world (and those who think it will save it!), Abdu and Derek discuss the issue with Michael Butler, a PhD candidate in Quantum Gravity. Listen in as they discuss the pitfalls and promises of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, the speakers respond to comments from Adrienne LaFrance's piece in The Atlantic entitled "The Coming Humanist Renaissance." You can access it at https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/generative-ai-human-culture-philosophy/674165/. All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.