Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Creator in the Flesh: Shown by Word of Power
The 20th century scientist, Albert Einstein, and the 21st century tech entrepreneur, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook/Meta, provide insight into the two most fundamental laws of our universe, helping us better understand what the Bible records in Creation as well as insight into the person of Jesus. We explore this by first summarizing Einstein’s and…
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Jesus Heals: by Powerful Word
Influential French doctor-politician Bernard Kouchner founded the medical relief agency Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) as a result of his time in Biafra region of Nigeria during the bloody Biafra war working to heal and save the wounded. MSF has become a global medical relief agency noted for its neutrality. MSF will try to…
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Like Moses: Teaching with Authority on the Mountain
Guru (गुरु) comes from ‘Gu’ (darkness) and ‘Ru’ (light) in its original Sanskrit. A Guru teaches to dispel the darkness of ignorance by light of true knowledge. Speaking from the shores of Galilee, Jesus exemplified this by teaching with such impact that it would be felt even 1900 years later and far away in India…
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Jesus Tempted in the Desert
The Gospels tell us that immediately after his baptism, Jesus… At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. Mark 1:12-13 We may think it rather strange that Jesus went directly out…
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Jesus’ Baptism: What Does It Mean for You?
People instinctively sense that they are ‘unclean’. We know this because, while there are many differences amongst religions and traditions in the world, they all consistently invoke the need for washing with water when approaching the Divine. Muslims practice wudu, or ritual washing, before prayer. Hinduism practices include bathing in sacred rivers, like the Ganges…
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Jesus as Israel: Pursued & Hiding from Herod the Great
Anne Frank is known for her diary, ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’, which she wrote while hiding from the Nazi regime during the Second World War. Her flight from pursuit had begun years before she hid behind a bookcase with her family in Amsterdam. She was originally born in 1929 to a Jewish family in Germany.…
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Flashback to Isaac’s Birth: Symmetry with Jesus’ birth
Isaac’s birth is one of the most anticipated and drawn out events in the Bible. God promised Abraham, then 75 years old, a ‘great nation’ in Genesis 12. Obeying God’s promise, Abraham left Mesopotamia for Canaan, the Promised Land, arriving a few months later. But before Abraham could father ‘a great nation,’ he needed a…
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Christmas – The Jesus Birth Story
Christmas is distinguished as a primary global festival, celebrated by nations around the world. Christmas celebrations are replete with music, food, decorations and gifts – while the exact way of celebrating varies from nation to nation. But at its historic core, Christmas celebrates the birth of a poor Jewish boy born just over 2000 years…
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Virgo & the Zodiac as Signs for my Life
The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac today are associated with astrology and the horoscope. Today’s horoscope predicts your fortune by your birth date in relation to these twelve Zodiac Signs. The horoscope then guides you to find true love (love horoscope), or good luck and success in relationships, health and wealth. These Twelve Astrological Signs connecting your birth dates to…
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