Bridging Beliefs

What does the Baha'i Faith teach about the science of evolution? We examine the Baha'i Texts on the matter which will hopefully dispel some myths and re-frame the perspective on science and what it means to be "human". 

Sections:
1:35 Introduction
11:13 An Ironic Foreshadow
13:10 Man was in the Animal Kingdom
25:50 Function, not Form
43:12 What is ‘Man’?
51:27 ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s Admonishment
57:42 Stages from ‘man’ to ‘Man’
1:03:24 Man is an Emergent Property
1:23:20 Billion Years from Now - Obvious Emergence
1:32:00 Reduction and Physicalism - Multiple Means of Realization

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Exploring a curious Qur'anic quote, we uncover how Islam addresses exclusivity in Judaism and Christianity through an argument first posited by the Apostle Paul. This same argument then speaks to the Islamic community and solves an Islamic objection to the Baha'i Faith: "You shall have no religion except Islam."

Sections:
2:20 Introduction
9:12 Who or What is a Muslim?
16:43 Old Wine, New Wineskins, and the Divine Assayer
52:00 The Faith of Saintly Abraham
58:42 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Romans
1:11:48 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Galatians
1:22:01 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Hebrews
1:34:44 A Problematic Jewish Response - And General Salvation
1:38:18 The Faith of Saintly Abraham: The Qur'an
2:02:13 Conclusion

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Part 4 and final episode of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇 

Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections: 

1. 3:31 The Primal Will - The Central Orb
2. 13:04 Repudiation of Divinity
3. 18:45 The Function of the Manifestation
4. 28:39 Pre-existence - The Manifestations
5. 34:09 The Voices of the Manifestations
6. 50:17 Jabarút
7. 1:14:47 Conclusion

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Part 3 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇 

Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections: 

1. 3:07 Multiple Instantiation and Láhút
2. 37:18 Summary

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Part 2 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇 

Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections: 

1. 0:15 Review of Part 1 
2. 6:50 Háhút - The Unknowable Essence 
3. 29:10 Meta-Reality
4. 54:14 Final Thoughts

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Part 1 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestations, Prophets, etc
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections:

1. 0:31 Introduction
2. 2:01 Unity of Religion Problems
3. 3:41 Shallow Unity
4. 6:26 Heliocentric vs Geocentric
5. 10:52 Inherent - Not Ad Hoc
6. 13:09 Different Models
7. 14:59 5 Realms Model
8. 21:24 Conclusion

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Why does God need to be praised all the time? The secular mind may, understandably, find this odd, even narcissistic. We examine how the Baha'i Scriptures deal with this query.

Sections:

1. 1:39 Peculiar Practice of Prayer
2. 2:29 Work, Service, and Arts are Worship
3. 3:36 The Mysticism of Prayer
4. 4:56 Doesn’t God Know What You Want?
5. 9:05 Even if it Lead to Fire
6. 12:37 Building Your Best Self
7. 19:48 Look to the Ocean of Attributes
8. 32:57 Highest Thoughts and Deepest Prayers
9. 38:14 Finding Our True Self
10. 46:10 Image of God
11. 49:53 Expressing Love
12. 55:13 Conclusion



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I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of God can come after the Prophet Muhammad. Here we also examine evidence in the Qur'an that points to the need for investigation of the Day of Judgement. The Qur'an enjoins investigating "Tidings" of God's Revelation - even from a wicked (or profligate) man. We look at 2 possible exceptions to this interpretation and explore implications of our study series.

Sections:

1. 1:58 Introduction
2. 5:11 On Intensity
3. 6:03 The Divine Assayer
4. 6:58 News from Sheba
5. 22:06 News of You
6. 29:00 Remembering the "Wicked Man"
7. 30:00 Conclusion

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Part 3 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of God can come after the Prophet Muhammad. We examine Qur'anic passages and the Baha'i Scriptures related to this paramount theme.

Sections:

1. 0:35 Review
2. 4:17 "A Wicked Man Comes with News"
3. 12:05 The Word Study - Naba'
4. 28:29 Unseen Truths
5. 32:05 The Great News
6. 48:10 Summary

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Part 2 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of God can come after the Prophet Muhammad. We examine Qur'anic passages and the Baha'i Scriptures related to this paramount theme.

Sections:

1. 0:44 The Surah of Hud Sufficeth
2. 5:06 The Surah of Hud
3. 18:29 The Story of Noah, Ad, and Thamud
4.  24:12 The Drumbeat and the Irrelevant Lesson
5. 49:52 You Shall See No Change in His Ways
6. 56:02 Not the Seal of the Messengers

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